Meaning of MUNCH
| Pronunciation: | | munch, mûngk
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- [n] a large bite; "he tried to talk between munches on the sandwich"
- [n] Norwegian painter (1863-1944)
- [v] eat lightly; "She just nibbles at her food"
- [v] chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks"
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| | Synonyms: | | crunch, Edvard Munch, nibble |
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| | Antonyms: | | binge, englut, engorge, glut, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overeat, overgorge, overindulge, pig out, satiate, scarf out, stuff | | |
| | See Also: | | bite, chew, chomp, eat, jaw, manducate, masticate, painter | |
| Products Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Munch
A collection of excerpts from the writings of Norwegian modernist painter Edvard Munch--most famous for his painting THE SCREAM--along with commentary by the editors. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Munch\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Munched}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Munching}.] [Prob. akin to mumble: cf. also F. manger to
eat (cf. {Mange}), and m[^a]cher to cher (cf. {Masticate}).
See {Mumble}.]
To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, as a beast chews
provender; to chew deliberately or in large mouthfuls.
[Formerly written also {maunch} and {mounch}.]
I could munch your good dry oats. --Shak.
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| | Definition: | | To transform information in a serial fashion, often requiring large amounts of computation. To trace down a data structure. Related to crunch and nearly synonymous with grovel, but connotes less pain. Often confused with mung. [Jargon File] |
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| | Related Terms: | | bite, bolus, champ, chaw, chew, chew the cud, chew up, chomp, chump, crunch, cud, gnash, gnaw, gob, grind, gum, masticate, morsel, mouth, mouthful, mumble, nibble, nip, quid, ruminate, scrunch, snap, swallow |
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