graunch

ɡrɔːntʃ

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Definition of graunch - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

physical harm

Rare

damage or destroy by rough handling

Rare

He graunched the gears of his new car.

mangle

mishandle

mechanics

Rare

grind or crunch with force

Rare

The gears began to graunch loudly.

crunch

grind

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Origin of graunch

English, graunch (grind + crunch)

Examples of graunch in a sentence

The kids graunched the toy beyond repair.
The old engine started to graunch during the test drive.
He could hear the door graunch as it opened.

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French:abîmer, grincer, ...
German:ruinieren, knirschen, ...
Italian:rovinare, grattare, ...
Spanish:destrozar, crujir, ...
Portuguese:danificar, triturar, ...
Chinese:粗鲁地破坏, 发出刺耳的磨擦声, ...
Japanese:ガリガリと削る, すりつぶす, ...
Arabic:أتْلَفَ, طَحَنَ بِقُوَّةٍ, ...
Hebrew:לִפְגּוֹעַ, לִכְרוֹס, ...
Russian:грубо обращаться, скрежетать, ...
Ukrainian:пошкодити, хрустіти, ...
Hindi:रगड़ना, क्रंच करना, ...
Bengali:রুক্ষভাবে ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত করা, ঘষা, ...
Catalan:fer malbé, cruixir, ...
Czech:poškodit, skřípat, ...
Danish:ødelægge, knase, ...
Dutch:ruw behandelen, kraken, ...
Greek:καταστρέφω, τρίζω, ...
Hungarian:megrongálni, csikorogni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឲ្យខូចដោយប្រើធ្ងន់ដៃ, កកិត, ...
Korean:거칠게 다루다, 갈다, ...
Persian:خراب کردن, صدا داد, ...
Polish:zniszczyć, chrzęścić, ...
Portuguese (BR):danificar, triturar, ...
Romanian:a deteriora, a scrâșni, ...
Swedish:skada, skrapa, ...
Thai:ทำลาย, บด, ...
Turkish:zarar vermek, gıcırdamak, ...
Vietnamese:làm hỏng, kêu rít, ...

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