1 [I] to make a loud sound like the one that is made when you walk on small stones (gravel) 发喀嚓喀嚓声；发出嘎吱声: The snow scrunched underfoot. 雪在脚下发出喀嚓喀嚓的声音。

2 [T] scrunch sth (up) to squeeze sth into a small round shape in your hands 把…揉成一团: He scrunched up the note and threw it on the fire. 他把便条揉成一团，扔进了火里。

3 [T] scrunch sth (up) to make sth become smaller 使蜷缩；使收缩: The hedgehog scrunched itself up into a ball. 刺猬蜷成一个圆球。

4 [T] to create a style of hair with loose curls by squeezing the hair with the hands 用手挤压﹙头发﹚使之拳曲