S: (n) crunch (a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)) "an end-of-the year crunch"; "a financial crunch"
S: (n) press, pressure, pressing (the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure) "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button"
S: (n) push, pushing (the act of applying force in order to move something away) "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"
S: (v) grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute (reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading) "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"