"bone-crunching" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-au-bone-crunching.ogg [Australia] Forms: more bone-crunching [comparative], most bone-crunching [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} bone-crunching (comparative more bone-crunching, superlative most bone-crunching)
  1. (idiomatic) Very violent or hard, as an impact. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-bone-crunching-en-adj-cTD7Bdtk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "2011 April 2, Steve Brenner, “Joey will defy pack of Wolves”, in The Sun",
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        "(idiomatic) Very violent or hard, as an impact."
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