"uncrunch" meaning in All languages combined

See uncrunch on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: uncrunches [present, singular, third-person], uncrunching [participle, present], uncrunched [participle, past], uncrunched [past]
Etymology: un- + crunch Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|crunch}} un- + crunch Head templates: {{en-verb}} uncrunch (third-person singular simple present uncrunches, present participle uncrunching, simple past and past participle uncrunched)
  1. (computing, transitive) To decompress. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing

Inflected forms

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