An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead. / (Christianity, often capitalized) The death on the Cross of Christ.

A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread). / A small piece of other material, such as rubber. / (figuratively) A bit, small amount.

(transitive) To cover with crumbs. / (transitive) To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; to crumble.

A wooden cross used for crucifixions, as by the Romans. / An ornamental or symbolic sculptural representation of Christ on a cross, often worn as a pendant or displayed in a Christian church.

The basic, central, or essential point or feature. / The critical or transitional moment or issue, a turning point. / A puzzle or difficulty. / (climbing) The hardest point of a climb.

Essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital. / (archaic) Cruciform or cruciate; cross-shaped.

(historical) A fighter in the medieval Crusades. / (figuratively) A person engaged in a crusade.

Likely to crunch, especially with reference to food when it is eaten. / (slang) Having sensibilities of a counter-culture nature lover or hippie; derived from the concept of crunchy granola.

(usually in the plural) A pellet of dry cat food.

To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound. / To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.