to scrunch
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6.0
- verb
- /skrʌntʃ/
- Informal
- We had to hide under our desks today all scrunched up.
- sit scrunched
- scrunch up your body
- scrunch together
Examples
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Well, scrunch down on the running board till we get around the bend.
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But don't scrunch up your cheeks.
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Okay, look again, but this time, scrunch up your eyes.
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I would scrunch down in my seat, real low, like...
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Why don't you scrunch down in the bag?
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- Stop scrunching up your eyes.
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Landing, she scrunched down close to the ground as if under attack.
Fiction book (1992) -
Scrunch down, scrunch down.
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I'll scrunch down.
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He had to scrunch down to fit under the low table.
Synonyms
348
1.8
To crouch or kneel down to a lower position
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1.8
To lower your body close to the ground by bending your knees and leaning forward
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3.4
To bend your knees, lower your body, then stand up
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7.5
To bend your knees and lower your body close to the ground
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4.3
To crouch down close to the ground by bending the knees
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8.5
To crouch with knees bent and body close to the ground ready to move
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9.9
To bend down or squeeze into a small, tight space
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
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4.1
To press something so it becomes wrinkled, for example paper or your face
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Scrunch is easy to remember if you think of making yourself small: it shares the same 'crushing' sound idea as crunch, so to 'scrunch down' is to fold your body in and sit close to your heels. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine 'scrunching' yourself into a little, tight shape.