Crunch

Crunch (exercise)

The crunch or curl-up is an abdominal exercise that works the rectus abdominis muscle. Crunches use the exerciser's own body weight to strengthen muscle and are recommended by some experts, despite negative research results, as a low-cost exercise that can be performed at home. Crunches are less effective than other exercises such as planks and carry risk of back injury.

Syracuse Crunch

The Syracuse Crunch are a professional ice hockey team based in Syracuse, New York. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning. They play their home games at the Upstate Medical University Arena.

Crunch (video games)

In the video game industry, crunch is compulsory overtime during the development of a game. Crunch is common in the industry and can lead to work weeks of 65–80 hours for extended periods of time, often uncompensated beyond the normal working hours. It is often used as a way to cut the costs of game development, a labor-intensive endeavour. However, it leads to negative health impacts for game developers and a decrease in the quality of their work, which drives developers out of the industry temporarily or permanently. Critics of crunch note how it has become normalized within the game-development industry, to deleterious effects for all involved. A lack of unionization on the part of game developers has often been suggested as the reason crunch exists. Organizations such as Game Workers Unite aim to fight against crunch by forcing studios to honour game developers' labor rights.

crunch

Verb

1. To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.
2. To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.

Noun

1. A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching.