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crash
(kr/&//S/ )

noun (n)

  • a loud resonant repeating noise(noun.event)
    Synonym:
    clang, clangor, clangoring, clangour, clank, clash
    source: wordnet30
  • a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)(noun.event)
    Example:
    They are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane.
    Synonym:
    wreck
    source: wordnet30
  • a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)(noun.event)
    Synonym:
    collapse
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of colliding with something(noun.act)
    Example:
    His crash through the window.
    Synonym:
    smash
    source: wordnet30
  • (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative(noun.event)
    Example:
    The crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since.
    source: wordnet30
  • A loud, sudden, confused sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • Coarse, heavy, narrow linen cloth, used esp. for towels.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • fall or come down violently(verb.motion)
    Example:
    The branch crashed down on my car.
    The plane crashed in the sea.
    source: wordnet30
  • move with, or as if with, a crashing noise(verb.motion)
    Example:
    The car crashed through the glass door.
    source: wordnet30
  • undergo damage or destruction on impact(verb.contact)
    Example:
    The plane crashed into the ocean.
    The car crashed into the lamp post.
    Synonym:
    ram
    source: wordnet30
  • move violently as through a barrier(verb.motion)
    Example:
    The terrorists crashed the gate.
    source: wordnet30
  • break violently or noisily; smash(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    break apart, break up
    source: wordnet30
  • occupy, usually uninvited(verb.stative)
    Example:
    My son's friends crashed our house last weekend.
    source: wordnet30
  • make a sudden loud sound(verb.perception)
    Example:
    The waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night.
    source: wordnet30
  • enter uninvited; informal(verb.motion)
    Example:
    Let's crash the party!.
    Synonym:
    barge in, gate-crash
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to crash(verb.contact)
    Example:
    The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace.
    Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost.
    source: wordnet30
  • hurl or thrust violently(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    dash
    source: wordnet30
  • undergo a sudden and severe downturn(verb.change)
    Example:
    The economy crashed.
    Will the stock market crash again?.
    source: wordnet30
  • stop operating(verb.change)
    Example:
    My computer crashed last night.
    Synonym:
    go down
    source: wordnet30
  • sleep in a convenient place(verb.body)
    Example:
    You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable.
    Synonym:
    doss, doss down
    source: wordnet30
  • To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To make a loud, clattering sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once; to break in pieces with a harsh noise.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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