Crunch and Need

Crunch

Crunch noun - A falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number.

Usage example: a severe energy crunch that resulted in long lines at the gas pumps

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Need and crunch are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Need" instead a noun "Crunch".

Nearby Words: crunched, cruncher, crunching

Need noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.

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Crunch and need are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crunch" instead a noun "Need".

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

special	special crunch	special need
current	current crunch	current need
severe	severe crunch	severe need
little	little crunch	little need
Other adjectives: dramatic, last.

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But if you crunch some numbers you quickly find it wouldn't have helped: you need about a thousand Korean won to equal a US dollar.

Source: Ridiculous Exchange Rates aka: Astronomical Exchange Rate
However, when it's crunch time, and the heroes need someone to come save them, guess who decided to give them a break?

Source: Brilliant, but Lazy
Unfortunately, said mountain had forgotten the need for Crunch to have a heart and as a result Crunch eventually ran wild, turning everything he could reach to stone.

Source: Hellhound

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