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scrunch
OXFORD DICTIONARY
scrunch, v. & n.
--v.tr. & intr.
1 (usu. foll. by up) make or become crushed or crumpled.
2 make or cause to make a crunching sound.
--n. the act or an instance of scrunching.
--v.tr. & intr.
1 (usu. foll. by up) make or become crushed or crumpled.
2 make or cause to make a crunching sound.
--n. the act or an instance of scrunching.
Etymology
var. of CRUNCH
THESAURUS
scrunch
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