munch
gb/mˈʌnt͡ʃ/ us/mˈʌnt͡ʃ/
B1
English
majszol, ropogtat, rágcsál, felemészt, zabál, harapnivaló, munch, BDSM-es közösségi találkozó
VERB
B1
1
Usage pattern:
[someone] munches (on) [food]
She munched on an apple while she checked her emails.
Egy almát majszolt, miközben az e-mailjeit nézte.
I could hear someone munching loudly in the cinema.
Hallottam, ahogy valaki hangosan ropogtatott a moziban.
The kids munched carrots in the back seat.
Learner examples
He is munching an apple.
Épp egy almát majszol.
I like to munch popcorn.
Szeretek popcornt ropogtatni.
Common mistake:
Do not confuse munch with much; munch is a verb about eating/chewing.
Meaning
chew food steadily and noisily
Collocations
munch on an apple
|munch on carrots
|munch crisps
|munch popcorn
|munch a sandwich
|munch loudly
|munch noisily
|munch contentedly
|sit and munch
|munch away
Synonyms
chomp (Stronger and more forceful chewing.)
|
crunch (Focuses on the loud sound of hard food.)
Antonyms
nibble (Eating in small, quiet bites.)
Themes
food
|daily_life
Definition
To eat by chewing a lot, often loudly.
To chew food steadily, often making a crunching sound.
VERB
C1
INFORMAL
2
Usage pattern:
[something] munches (through) [resource]
Rent and bills quickly munched through most of her salary.
A lakbér és a számlák gyorsan felemésztették a fizetésének nagy részét.
That game really munches up my phone battery.
Az a játék tényleg zabálja a telefonom akkuját.
Video calls can munch through your data allowance.
Learner examples
This app munches up my battery.
Ez az app zabálja az akkumat.
Common mistake:
This is a figurative use; it does not mean literal eating.
Meaning
use up or process quickly
Collocations
munch through money
|munch through savings
|munch through data
|munch through a budget
|munch up battery
|munch up storage
Synonyms
eat up (Very common informal metaphor for using resources.)
|
consume (More neutral/formal; less playful than munch.)
Antonyms
save (To avoid using resources.)
Themes
business
|technology
|daily_life
Definition
To use a lot of something quickly.
To use up, consume, or deal with a large amount of something steadily or quickly (often said of money, time, battery power, data, etc.).
NOUN
B2
INFORMAL
3
harapnivaló
B1
Usage pattern:
have a munch
Let’s grab a quick munch before the movie starts.
Kapjunk be gyorsan valami harapnivalót, mielőtt elkezdődik a film.
We stopped for a munch on the way home.
Hazafelé megálltunk egy kis harapnivalóra.
Learner examples
I had a quick munch.
Bekaptam gyorsan valami harapnivalót.
Common mistake:
This noun use is informal and is more common in British English than American English.
Meaning
a quick snack or light meal
Collocations
have a munch
|a quick munch
|grab a munch
|stop for a munch
Synonyms
snack (Most general word for a small amount of food.)
|
bite (Often used in 'a bite to eat'; slightly more general than munch.)
Antonyms
meal (A full, regular eating occasion rather than something small.)
Themes
food
|daily_life
Definition
A small snack or quick bite to eat.
A quick snack or light meal; an act of eating something small (especially in informal British English).
NOUN
C1
SLANG
4
Usage pattern:
go to a munch
They first met at a local munch and became friends.
Egy helyi munchon találkoztak először, és barátok lettek.
The group hosts a munch once a month at a café.
A csoport havonta egyszer munchot tart egy kávézóban.
Common mistake:
This meaning is community-specific and unrelated to eating.
Meaning
a casual kink-community meetup
Collocations
a local munch
|go to a munch
|attend a munch
|host a munch
Synonyms
meetup (More general; not specific to kink/BDSM.)
Antonyms
private session (Not a public social gathering.)
Themes
relationships
|society
Definition
A public meetup for people in the kink community.
A casual social meeting, usually in a public place, for people in the BDSM/kink community to talk and meet others.
Grammar
Dictionary form
munch
IPA
GB/mˈʌnt͡ʃ/
US/mˈʌnt͡ʃ/
Syllables & stress
munch (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (munch)
Word forms
Verb
- Base: munch
- 3rd Person Singular: munches
- Present Participle: munching
- Past: munched
Word family
Forms
munches
verb
munching
verb
munched
verb
Related words
muncher
noun
Advanced or less common
munchable
adjective
Expressions
have a munch
1/hˈæv ə mˈʌnt͡ʃ/
fixed phrase
informal
eat a quick snack
To eat a small snack.
Examples
- Let’s have a munch before we head out.
- I’ll just have a munch and then I’m ready to go.
Learner examples
- We had a munch after class.
munch away
1/mˈʌnt͡ʃ əwˈeɪ/
phrasal verb
informal
keep eating steadily
To keep chewing and eating.
Examples
- He sat on the sofa munching away on popcorn.
- The rabbit munched away at the lettuce.
Learner examples
- I munched away on some chips.
munch on [something]
1/mˈʌnt͡ʃ ˈɔn sˈʌmθɪŋ/
phrasal verb
eat something by chewing
To eat something, chewing a lot.
Examples
- He munched on crackers while waiting for the train.
- I was munching on nuts during the flight.
Learner examples
- She is munching on an apple.
munch up [something]
1/mˈʌnt͡ʃ ˈʌp sˈʌmθɪŋ/
phrasal verb
informal
eat or use up completely
To eat something quickly, or to use it all.
Examples
- The goats munched up every last leaf they could reach.
- Background apps can munch up your battery without you noticing.
Learner examples
- This game munches up my battery.