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crash¹ Definition

crash (kras̸h)

intransitive verb

  1. to fall, collide, or break with force and with a loud, smashing noise
    1. to make a sudden, loud noise, as of something falling and shattering
    2. to move or go with such a noise
  3. to fall or land violently out of control so as to be damaged or smashed: said of aircraft
  4. to come to sudden ruin; collapse; fail their business crashed
  5. ☆ Slang
    1. to sleep
    2. to get a place to sleep temporarily
  6. ☆ Slang to come down swiftly from the euphoria induced by a drug
  7. ☆ Comput. to become inoperable because of a malfunction in the equipment or an error in the program

Etymology: ME crashen, prob. echoic var. of cracken (see crack); akin to Dan krase, to crackle, Ger krach, crash, disaster < krachen, to crack

transitive verb

  1. to break or dash into pieces; smash; shatter
  2. to cause (a car, airplane, etc.) to crash
  3. to cause to make a crashing sound
  4. to force or impel with or as with a crashing noise: with in, out, through, etc.
  5. ☆ Informal to get into (a party, theater, etc.) without an invitation, ticket, etc.

noun

  1. a loud, sudden noise, as of something falling and shattering
  2. a breaking or smashing into pieces
  3. a crashing, as of a car or an airplane
  4. a sudden fall, collapse, or ruin, esp. of business or a business enterprise

adjective

Informal designed for urgent, concentrated implementation and speedy results a crash diet, a crash course in Greek

crash² Definition

crash (kras̸h)

noun

a coarse cotton or linen cloth with a plain, loose weave, used for towels, curtains, clothes, etc. and in bookbinding

Etymology: earlier crasko, crasho, “Russian linen,” prob. a contr. < Russ krashenina, colored linen < krasit', to color < krasa, beauty

crash Synonyms

crash

n.

  1. A crashing sound

    clatter, clash, bang; see noise 1.

  2. A collision

    wreck, accident, crackup; see collision 1.

crash Synonyms

crash

v.

  1. To fall with a crash

    overturn, upset, break down, plunge, be hurled, pitch, topple, smash, dive, hurtle, plummet, land violently, lurch, sprawl, tumble, fall headlong, fall flat, drop, slip, collapse, precipitate oneself, come a cropper*, spin in*; see also fall 1.

  2. To break into pieces

    shatter, smash, splinter, dash to pieces; see break 2, smash.

  3. To make a crashing sound

    clatter, bang, smash; see sound 1.

  4. To have a collision

    collide with, hit, strike, run together, run into, smash into, bump into, bang into, slam into, dash into, jostle, impact, bump, rear-end, sideswipe, butt, knock, punch, jar, jolt, go aground, hurtle into, crack up*, total*; see also hit 1, 2.

  5. To break down

    malfunction, shut down, fail; see break down 3.

  6. *To sleep

    go to bed, bed down, stay over, bunk*; see dwell, lodge 2, sleep.

  7. *To go uninvited

    invade, intrude, crash the gate*; see interrupt 2, meddle 1. See syn. study at break.

crash Usage Examples

Object

  • saucer: Why would they have had a need to know for info about crashed saucers?
  • airplane: A view of a crashed airplane, from behind.
  • cymbal: Praise Him with sounding cymbals; praise Him with loud crashing cymbals!

Converse of object

survive: Man survives glider crash Organ donor campaign launched A campaign to get more people on the national Organ Donor Register has been launched.

Preposition: at

30mph: To help understand why excluding these groups is a fatal flaw, consider the case of a car crash at 30mph.

Adjective modifier

  • fatal: Suddenly having to stop or swerve to avoid a hazard can result in a fatal crash.
  • head-on: The Sun, 28 June 2006 Head-on crash kills six Six people died following a head-on car crash on the A6 in Cumbria.
  • horrific: The Spaniard was lucky to escape from an horrific crash.
  • almighty: Before they knew it there was an almighty crash, and the lot of them lay in a heap on the pavement.
  • high-speed: Steve Hislop's heroic bid to win the British Superbike title ended in a high-speed crash on Sunday.
  • sleep-related: Sleep-related crashes are particularly dangerous and likely to result in serious injury - because the driver won't brake before impact.

Modifies a noun

  • helmet: A new crash helmet can cost from £ 40 to £ 500.
  • landing: The pilot, realizing that the last remaining engine is also failing, decides on a crash landing procedure.

Noun used with modifier

  • plane: He died in a plane crash in 1996 in Nigeria.
  • helicopter: Case History Brian injured his back in a helicopter crash.
  • rail: This week is the anniversary of the terrible Paddington rail crash.
  • car: Could the car crash victim be a serial killer?
  • dotcom: I think there are a few damaged souls ( from the dotcom crash ).

Preposition: against

crossbar: Leicester's Joey Gudjonsson went closer when his long range effort crashed against the crossbar.

Preposition: of

thunder: Just occasionally however, the storm clouds gathered right overhead and the flash and the crash of thunder seemed simultaneous.