<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>To crunch or make a crunching sound, as with the teeth.</li><li>To land and explode with a heavy, muffled sound (of an artillery shell).</li><li>To make a crunching sound, as in walking over snow, or as snow when trodden on.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A crunching sound.</li><li>A large explosive shell or bomb.</li><li>A sudden ground movement in underground workings (Mining).</li></ul>