/skrunch, skroonch/ , v.t.
1. to crunch, crush, or crumple.
2. to contract; squeeze together: I had to scrunch my shoulders to get through the door.
v.i.
3. to squat or hunker (often fol. by down ).
n.
4. the act or sound of scrunching.
[ 1815-25; perh. expressive var. of CRUNCH ]