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munch

 

  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Munch  \Munch\,  v.  t.  &  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Munched};  p.  pr  &  vb 
  n.  {Munching}.]  [Prob.  akin  to  mumble:  cf  also  F.  manger  to 
  eat  (cf.  {Mange}),  and  m[^a]cher  to  cher  (cf.  {Masticate}). 
  See  {Mumble}.] 
  To  chew  with  a  grinding,  crunching  sound,  as  a  beast  chews 
  provender;  to  chew  deliberately  or  in  large  mouthfuls. 
  [Formerly  written  also  {maunch}  and  {mounch}.] 
 
  I  could  munch  your  good  dry  oats.  --Shak. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  munch 
  v  1:  eat  lightly;  "She  just  nibbles  at  her  food"  [syn:  {nibble}] 
  [ant:  {gorge}] 
  2:  chew  noisily;  "The  chidren  crunched  the  celery  sticks"  [syn: 
  {crunch}] 
 
  From  Jargon  File  (4.2.3,  23  NOV  2000)  [jargon]: 
 
  munch  vt  [often  confused  with  {mung},  q.v.]  To  transform 
  information  in  a  serial  fashion,  often  requiring  large  amounts  of 
  computation.  To  trace  down  a  data  structure.  Related  to  {crunch} 
  and  nearly  synonymous  with  {grovel},  but  connotes  less  pain. 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  munch 
 
  To  transform  information  in  a  serial  fashion,  often  requiring 
  large  amounts  of  computation.  To  trace  down  a  data  structure. 
  Related  to  {crunch}  and  nearly  synonymous  with  {grovel},  but 
  connotes  less  pain. 
 
  Often  confused  with  {mung}. 
 
  [{Jargon  File}] 
 
  (1995-01-10)




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