situation vs crunch

crunch vs situation

situation and crunch both are nouns.

situation is not a verb while crunch is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
situation	Yes	No	No	No
crunch	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, crunch is a hyponym of situation; that is, crunch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than situation:

situation: a complex or critical or unusual difficulty
crunch: a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)

Other hyponyms of situation include conflict of interest, crisis, hornet's nest, hornets' nest, hot potato, how-d'ye-do, how-do-you-do, embroilment, imbroglio, Mexican standoff, incubus, nightmare, no-win situation, pass, strait, straits, purgatory, swamp, ticking bomb, time bomb, tinderbox, urgency, dead end, deadlock, impasse, stalemate, standstill, quicksand.

situation (noun)	crunch (noun)
a job in an organization	the act of crushing
physical position in relation to the surroundings	the sound of something crunching
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time	a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)
a condition or position in which you find yourself
a complex or critical or unusual difficulty

situation (verb)	crunch (verb)
	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

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