scrunch
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
scrunches;
scrunched;
scrunching
scrunches;
scrunched;
scrunching
Britannica Dictionary definition of SCRUNCH
1
always followed by an adverb or preposition,
[no object]
:
to make your body lower or shorter by bending your legs, making your back bend forward, lowering your head, etc.
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I scrunched down in the chair.
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I spent the night scrunched (up) in the back of the car.
2
[+ object]
:
to tighten the muscles of (your face or nose)
— usually + up
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She scrunched up her face/nose.
3
[+ object]
a
:
to put (several or many people or things) in a space that is too small
— usually used as (be) scrunched
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The restaurant's tables are all scrunched together.
b
:
to press or squeeze (something) so that it is no longer flat or smooth
— often + up
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I scrunched the fabric in my hand.
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He scrunched [=crumpled] up the paper and threw it away.
4
always followed by an adverb or preposition,
[no object]
:
to make the loud sound of something being crushed
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The snow was scrunching [=(more commonly) crunching] under our feet.
