Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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crunch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
compression | Yes | No | No | No |
crunch (noun) | compression (noun) |
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the act of crushing | applying pressure |
the sound of something crunching | encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required |
a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources) | the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together |
an increase in the density of something |
crunch (verb) | compression (verb) |
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reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading | |
make a crushing noise | |
crush with the teeth, making a grinding sound | |
press or grind with a crushing noise |