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11scrunch — verb (I) informal if stones or other objects scrunch under your feet, they make a noisy sound when you walk on them: The pebbles scrunched as we walked along the beach. scrunch sth up phrasal verb (T) to crush and twist something into a small… …
12scrunch — /skrunch, skroonch/, v.t. 1. to crunch, crush, or crumple. 2. to contract; squeeze together: I had to scrunch my shoulders to get through the door. v.i. 3. to squat or hunker (often fol. by down). n. 4. the act or sound of scrunching. [1815 25;… …
13scrunch — [skrantj] tv. to crush or crunch. □ I sat on my cookies and scrunched them. □ I hate crowds. I am afraid people will scrunch me …
14scrunch-dry — scrunchˈ dry transitive verb To scrunch (hair) into handfuls during blow drying to give it more body • • • Main Entry: ↑scrunch * * * scrunch dry UK US verb [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they scrunch dry he/she/it …
15scrunch-dry — verb transitive to dry your hair with an electric DRYER while squeezing parts of it with your hand to make it thick and curly …
16scrunch-dry — UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms scrunch dry : present tense I/you/we/they scrunch dry he/she/it scrunch dries present participle scrunch drying past tense scrunch dried past participle scrunch dried to dry your hair with an electric dryer… …
17scrunch — I. verb Etymology: alteration of 1crunch Date: circa 1790 transitive verb 1. crunch, crush 2. a. to draw or squeeze together tightly b. crumple often used with up c. to ca …
18scrunch — 1. verb To crumple and squeeze to make more compact. He scrunched the paper into a ball and threw it at the whistling girl. 2. noun A crunching noise …
19scrunch — Synonyms and related words: abrade, atomize, beat, belch, blare, blat, bray, brecciate, burr, buzz, cackle, caw, champ, chaw, chew, chirr, chomp, chump, clang, clangor, clank, clash, comminute, contriturate, craunch, crimp, crimple, crinkle,… …
20scrunch — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To incline the body: arch, bend, bow1, hump, hunch, stoop. See POSTURE …
