Hypertext Webster Gateway: "scrunch"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scrunch \Scrunch\, v. t. & v. i. [Cf. {Scranch}, {Crunch}.]
To scranch; to crunch. --Dickens.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
scrunch
n : a crunching noise
v 1: make a crunching noise, as of an engine lacking lubricants
[syn: {crump}, {thud}, {crunch}]
2: sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth
while squatting" [syn: {squat}, {crouch}, {scrunch up}, {hunker
down}]
3: make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress
got wrinkled" [syn: {wrinkle}, {ruckle}, {crease}, {crinkle},
{scrunch up}, {crisp}]
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