1. (

• scrunch

) a crunching noise ;

1. (

• crump ,
• thud ,
• scrunch

) make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants ;

2. (

• squat ,
• crouch ,
• scrunch ,
• scrunch_up ,
• hunker ,
• hunker_down

) sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" ;

3. (

• wrinkle ,
• ruckle ,
• crease ,
• crinkle ,
• scrunch ,
• scrunch_up ,
• crisp

) make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane" ;