crunch-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: Make a crushing noise, possibly as the result of pressing or grinding.

Examples:
His shoes crunched on the gravel.
Hail crunched on the tin roof.

Mappings:
VerbNet: bump-18.4-1,sound_emission-43.2
FrameNet: Make_noise,Motion_noise,Impact
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: Chew (noisily); consume.

Examples:
The children crunched the celery sticks.
We crunched on some nuts before dinner.

Mappings:
VerbNet: carve-21.2-1,chew-39.2-1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: Grinding
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: Reduce to small pieces by pounding or grinding.

Examples:
We crunched the garlic with the back of the knife.
Crunch the ice in a blender.

Mappings:
VerbNet: carve-21.2-1,spank-18.3
FrameNet: Grinding
PropBank: crunch.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4