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Definition of crunch adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

crunch

adjective
 
/krʌntʃ/
 
/krʌntʃ/
[only before noun] (informal)
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  1. a crunch meeting, sports game, etc. is very important and may be the last chance to succeed
    • Sunday’s crunch game with Leeds
    • The Agriculture Secretary goes into a crunch meeting with senior ministers in Brussels tomorrow.
    Word Originearly 19th cent. (as a verb): variant of 17th-cent. cranch (probably imitative), by association with crush and munch.
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