"crinch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crinches [plural]
Etymology: Alteration of crunch. Head templates: {{en-noun}} crinch (plural crinches)
  1. A small bit, morsel
    Sense id: en-crinch-en-noun-AQDSzRKz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: crinsh [Scotland]
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: crinches [present, singular, third-person], crinching [participle, present], crinched [participle, past], crinched [past]
Etymology: Alteration of crunch. Head templates: {{en-verb}} crinch (third-person singular simple present crinches, present participle crinching, simple past and past participle crinched)
  1. To grind the teeth, crunch
    Sense id: en-crinch-en-verb-NlvxYTs7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: crinsh [Scotland]
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /kɹɪnt͡ʃ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Forms: crinches [present, singular, third-person], crinching [participle, present], crinched [participle, past], crinched [past]
Etymology: From Middle English crenchen, a variant of crengen (“to bend haughtily, condescend”). More at cringe. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|crenchen}} Middle English crenchen Head templates: {{en-verb}} crinch (third-person singular simple present crinches, present participle crinching, simple past and past participle crinched)
  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of cringe Tags: alt-of, alternative, dialectal Alternative form of: cringe
    Sense id: en-crinch-en-verb-dQhP8VMc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 39 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 27 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 14 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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