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Crash means to violently smash or break or to make a loud and sudden noise. (verb)

An example of crash is for a large glass bowl to fall and shatter on the ground.
An example of crash is for a car to smash into another, causing a very loud sound.

A crash is a loud and sudden noise or a violent smashing. (noun)

An example of a crash is a booming noise when two cars bang into each other.
An example of a crash is a heavy object falling to the ground and breaking.

Crash means a quick or intense effort to complete a goal. (adjective)

An example of crash used as an adjective is the term a "crash diet" which means a diet that makes people lose weight very quickly.

See crash in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

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
to fall or land violently out of control so as to be damaged or smashed: said of aircraft
to come to sudden ruin; collapse; fail: their business crashed
☆ Slang
1. to sleep
2. to get a place to sleep temporarily
☆ Slang to come down swiftly from the euphoria induced by a drug
☆ Comput. to become inoperable because of a malfunction in the equipment or an error in the program

transitive verb

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

noun

a loud, sudden noise, as of something falling and shattering
a breaking or smashing into pieces
a crashing, as of a car or an airplane
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

noun

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

See crash in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(krăsh)

verb crashed, crash·ing, crash·es

verb, intransitive

a. To break violently or noisily; smash.
b. To undergo sudden damage or destruction on impact: Their car crashed into a guardrail. The airplane crashed over the ocean.
To make a sudden loud noise: breakers crashing against the rocks.
To move noisily or so as to cause damage: went crashing through the woods.
To undergo a sudden severe downturn, as a market or economy.
Computer Science To stop functioning due to a crash.
Slang To undergo a period of unpleasant feeling or depression as an aftereffect of drug-taking.
Slang
a. To find temporary lodging or shelter, as for the night.
b. To go to sleep.

verb, transitive

To cause to crash.
To dash to pieces; smash.
Informal To join or enter (a party, for example) without invitation.

noun

A sudden loud noise, as of an object breaking.
a. A smashing to pieces.
b. A collision, as between two automobiles. See Synonyms at collision.
A sudden severe downturn: a market crash; a population crash.
Computer Science
a. A sudden failure of a hard drive caused by damaging contact between the head and the storage surface, often resulting in the loss of data on the drive.
b. A sudden failure of a program or operating system, usually without serious consequences.
Slang Mental depression after drug-taking.

adjective
Informal

Of or characterized by an intensive effort to produce or accomplish: a crash course on income-tax preparation; a crash diet.

Related Forms:

crashˈer noun

(krăsh)

noun

A coarse, light, unevenly woven fabric of cotton or linen, used for towels and curtains.
Starched reinforced fabric used to strengthen a book binding or the spine of a bound book.

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