Definition
Plural of crunch; exercise movements where you sit up partially while lying on your back, or the crisp sound made when biting something hard.
Etymology
From the onomatopoeia 'crunch,' imitating the sound of biting hard food. As an exercise term, it's a modern coinage from the mid-20th century fitness industry.
Kelly Says
The word 'crunch' is onomatopoeia—it literally sounds like what it means—and when exercise scientists needed a name for core workouts that felt intense and quick, 'crunches' was perfect because the word itself feels punchy!
Translations
ARالعربية
مُسحقّات
mu-suh-qqu-at
CACatalà
aplanaments
a-pla-na-men-ts
CSČeština
rozdrcení
roz-dr-ce-ni
DADansk
knusninger
knu-s-ninger
DEDeutsch
Zerkleinerungen
tser-k-la-i-ne-run-gen
ELΕλληνικά
σπασμοί
spa-smoi
ESEspañol
aplastamientos
ah-pla-sta-m-ien-tos
FAفارسی
فشرده
fesh-dar-deh
FISuomi
murtujat
mur-tu-jat
FRFrançais
écrasements
ek-ra-se-man
HIहिन्दी
कुचलने
ku-chal-ne
HUMagyar
összetörések
oss-zet-toer-ek
IDBahasa Indonesia
penghancuran
pen-han-chur-an
ITItaliano
schiavamenti
skya-va-men-ti
KO한국어
으깨는 행위
eu-k-k-e-neun haeng-wi
MSBahasa Melayu
penghancuran
pen-han-chur-an
NLNederlands
knetsels
knet-sels
NONorsk
knusninger
knu-s-ninger
PLPolski
rozdrabiania
roz-dra-bi-a-nia
PTPortuguês
esmagamentos
es-mah-gah-men-tos
RUРусский
раздавливания
raz-dav-li-va-niya
SVSvenska
krossningar
kross-ningar
SWKiswahili
wamea
wa-me-a
TAதமிழ்
உடைக்கும்
u-dai-kum
THไทย
การบดละเอียด
gaan-bod-de-lit
TLTL
mga pag-crush
mga pa-g-crush
TRTürkçe
ezilmeler
eh-zi-l-me-ler
UKУкраїнська
розчавлювання
roz-chav-lyu-vannya
VITiếng Việt
những lần nghiền nát
n-hu-w-os-ng-an ng-heen nat