Crunch may refer to: *

Big Crunch The Big Crunch is a hypothetical scenario for the ultimate fate of the universe, in which the expansion of the universe eventually reverses and the universe recollapses, ultimately causing the cosmic scale factor to reach absolute zero, an eve ...

, a hypothetical scenario for the ultimate fate of the universe *

Credit crunch A credit crunch (a credit squeeze, credit tightening or credit crisis) is a sudden reduction in the general availability of loans (or credit) or a sudden tightening of the conditions required to obtain a loan from banks. A credit crunch generally ...

, a sudden reduction in the general availability of loans or a sudden tightening of the requirement conditions *

Crunch (chocolate bar) Crunch is a chocolate bar made of milk chocolate and crisped rice first introduced in 1938. It is produced globally by Nestlé with the exception of the United States, where it is produced under license by the Ferrara Candy Company, a subsidiary of ...

, a chocolate bar made of milk chocolate and crisped rice *

Crunch Fitness Crunch Fitness is a US-based brand of over 500 franchising, franchised and corporate owned health club, fitness clubs located in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Spain, Portugal, Costa Rica, and Australia. Founded by Doug Levine in 1989, it ...

, a chain of over 300 franchised fitness clubs located in the United States, Canada and Australia *

Crunch (video games) In the video game industry, crunch (or crunch culture) is compulsory overtime during the development of a game. Crunch is common in the industry and can lead to work weeks of 65–80 hours for extended periods of time, often uncompensated be ...

, a period in which video game developers take on significant, often uncompensated overtime *

Crunchiness Crunchiness is the sensation of muffled grinding of a foodstuff. Crunchiness differs from crispness in that a crisp item is quickly atomized, while a crunchy one offers sustained, granular resistance to jaw action. While crispness is difficult ...

, the sensation of muffled grinding of a foodstuff *

John Draper John Thomas Draper (born March 11, 1943), also known as Captain Crunch, Crunch, or Crunchman after a toy boatswain's call whistle once given away in boxes of Cap'n Crunch breakfast cereal that for some years could be used to make free long d ...

(born 1943; also "Crunch"), an American computer programmer and legendary former phone phreak

Athletics

* Le Crunch, the traditional name for the England–France rugby match at the Six Nations Championship *

Crunch (exercise) The crunch or curl-up is an abdominal exercise that works the rectus abdominis muscle. It enables both building and defining "six-pack" abs and tightening the belly. Crunches use the exerciser's own body weight to tone muscle and are recommended b ...

, one of the most popular abdominal exercises *

Syracuse Crunch The Syracuse Crunch are a professional ice hockey team based in Syracuse, New York. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning. They play in they home games at the Upstate Medical Univer ...

, a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League

Media

* Crunch, a term used in the context of role-playing games * ''Crunch'' (book), a book written by Jared Bernstein * ''The Crunch'' (comics), an A4 British comic *

Crunch (TV programming block) CRUNCH was a former Saturday morning programming block dedicated to animation on the Canadian television channel YTV. CRUNCH premiered on September 9, 2006, replacing The Zone Summer Weekends hosted by Sugar and Carlos, and "Vortex" hosted by Pa ...

, a former Saturday morning programming block dedicated to animation on the Canadian television channel YTV * Crunch Bandicoot, a character from the ''Crash Bandicoot'' franchise of video games

Music

* "The Crunch", a 1977 single by English producer, arranger, conductor and multi-instrumentalist

Richard Anthony Hewson Richard Anthony Hewson (born 17 November 1943) is an English producer, arranger, conductor and multi-instrumentalist, who created the studio group RAH Band. Career Hewson began in the late 1960s as an arranger, and worked with musicians such ...

* ''The Crunch'', a 1984 EP by British post-punk/alternative rock band

The Nightingales Nightingales (a.k.a. The Nightingales) are a British post-punk/alternative rock band, formed in 1979 in Birmingham, England, by four members of Birmingham's punk group The Prefects. They had been part of The Clash's 'White Riot Tour', recorde ...

* ''Crunch'', a 2000 album by American heavy metal band

Impellitteri Impellitteri is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles formed and led by guitarist Chris Impellitteri, singer Rob Rock, and bassist James Amelio Pulli. The band has sold millions of albums worldwide. History Chris Impellitteri for ...

* The Crunch (band), an English/Swedish power pop group * ''Crunch'' (Cry Wolf album), the second album released by the glam rock band Cry Wolf {{disambiguation