crunch vs break up

break up vs crunch

crunch is a noun but break up is not a noun.

crunch and break up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crunch	Yes	No	Yes	No
break up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, break up is a hypernym of crunch; that is, break up is a word with a broader meaning than crunch:

crunch: reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
break up: break or cause to break into pieces

Other hypernyms of crunch include fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize.

crunch (noun)	break up (noun)
the act of crushing
the sound of something crunching
a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)

crunch (verb)	break up (verb)
reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading	laugh unrestrainedly
make a crushing noise	break or cause to break into pieces
crush with the teeth, making a grinding sound	come to an end
press or grind with a crushing noise	separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
	cause to go into a solution
	cause to separate
	close at the end of a session
	bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
	make a break in
	set or keep apart
	break violently or noisily; smash
	attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
	release ice
	destroy the completeness of a set of related items
	take apart into its constituent pieces
	suffer a nervous breakdown
	disband
	to cause to separate and go in different directions
	discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

Difference between crunch and break up

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