Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Noun
S: (n) crunch (the sound of something crunching) "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"
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: (v) whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak, skreak (make a high-pitched, screeching noise) "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise"
S: (v) stridulate, clitter (make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures) "male insects such as crickets or grasshoppers stridulate"
S: (v) drown out (make imperceptible) "The noise from the ice machine drowned out the music"
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"