English · Word Candidate

bone-crunching

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Violently or intensely physical

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

bạo lực hoặc thể chất mạnh

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: crushing of bones

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

The bone-crunching tackle earned the player a red card

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “bone-crunching” mean?

Violently or intensely physical Literally: crushing of bones

Is “bone-crunching” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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