crinch

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English

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Etymology 1

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Alteration of crunch.

Alternative forms

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Verb

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crinch (third-person singular simple present crinches, present participle crinching, simple past and past participle crinched)

  1. To grind the teeth, crunch

Noun

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crinch (plural crinches)

  1. A small bit, morsel

Etymology 2

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From Middle English crenchen, a variant of crengen (to bend haughtily, condescend). More at cringe.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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crinch (third-person singular simple present crinches, present participle crinching, simple past and past participle crinched)

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of cringe