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   crash

   /kraʃ/

   verb

   • 1. (of a vehicle) collide violently with an obstacle or another vehicle: "a racing car had crashed, wrecking a safety barrier" Similar smash intocollide withbe in collision withcome into collision withhitstrikeramsmack intoslam intobang intocannon intoplough intomeet head-onrun intodrive intobump intoknock intocrack into/againstdash againstimpact
   • ▪ cause (a vehicle) to collide violently with something: "they crashed a lorry through a fence" Similar smashwreckbumpwrite offinformal:prangtotal
   • ▪ (of an aircraft) fall from the sky and hit the land or sea: "a jet crashed 200 yards from the school"
   • ▪ cause (an aircraft) to fall from the sky: "the test pilot crashed a Hurricane fighter plane"
   • 2. move or cause to move with force, speed, and sudden loud noise: "huge waves crashed down on to us" Similar be hurleddashbatterpoundpummellashslam intoslambangramsmack
   • ▪ make a sudden loud noise: "the thunder crashed" Similar boomcrackrollclapexplodebangblastresoundreverberaterumblethunderring outsound loudlyblareechofill the airclashclangclankclattersmash
   • 3. (of shares, a business, etc.) suddenly drop in value or fail: informal "the shares crashed to 329p" Similar failcollapsefold (up)go underfounderbe ruinedcave ingo bankruptbecome insolventcease tradinggo into receivershipgo into liquidationbe liquidatedbe wound upbe closed (down)be shut (down)informal:go brokego bustgo bumpgo to the wallgo belly upcome a cropperflopflatline
   • ▪ be heavily defeated in a sporting competition: "Barcelona crashed out of the European Cup"
   • 4. (of a computer, computing system, or software) fail suddenly: "the project was postponed because the computer crashed" Similar failcollapsefold (up)go underfounderbe ruinedcave ingo bankruptbecome insolventcease tradinggo into receivershipgo into liquidationbe liquidatedbe wound upbe closed (down)be shut (down)informal:go brokego bustgo bumpgo to the wallgo belly upcome a cropperflopflatline
   • ▪ (of a patient) suffer a cardiac arrest. North American
   • 5. enter (a party) without an invitation; gatecrash. informal Similar gatecrashcome uninvited tosneak intoslip intoinvadebutt in onintrude on/intoinformal:horn in on
   • ▪ illegally pass (a red traffic light): "the cab driver crashed the lights"
   • 6. go to sleep, especially suddenly or in an improvised setting: informal "what was it you said just before I crashed out?"

   noun

   • 1. a violent collision, typically of one vehicle with another or with an object: "a car crash" Similar accidentcollisionbumpcar crashcar accidentroad accidenttraffic accidentmultiple crashmultiple collisionrail accidentderailmentair accidentair crashsmashroad traffic accidentRTAwreckinformal:smash-uppile-upshuntprang
   • ▪ an instance of an aircraft falling from the sky to hit the land or sea: "a pilot who survived the crash of his plane"
   • 2. a sudden loud noise as of something breaking or hitting another object: "he slammed the phone down with a crash" Similar bangsmashsmackcrackboombumpthudthumpslamclunkclonkclashclangreportexplosiondetonationshotclangourracketdininformal:whamwhump
   • 3. a sudden disastrous drop in the value or price of something: "the 1987 stock-market crash"
   • ▪ the sudden failure of a business: "the crash of the company meant that 150 jobs would go" Similar failurecollapsefounderingruinruinationbankruptcyinsolvencycessation of tradingreceivershipliquidationwinding upclosureshutting
   • 4. a sudden failure which puts a computer system out of action: "system crashes are an everyday hazard"

   adjective

   • 1. done rapidly or urgently and involving a concentrated effort: "a crash course in Italian"

   adverb

   • 1. with a sudden loud sound: "crash went the bolt"

   Word Origin late Middle English: imitative, perhaps partly suggested by craze and dash.

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   What is the difference between a car crash and a plane crash?

   • A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed. His elder son was killed in a car crash a few years ago. ...a plane crash. If a moving vehicle crashes or if the driver crashes it, it hits something and is damaged or destroyed. The plane crashed mysteriously near the island of Ustica. [VERB]

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   Is crash a preposition or adverb?

   • [VERB preposition/adverb] A crash is a sudden, loud noise. If a business or financial system crashes, it fails suddenly, often with serious effects. When the market crashed, they assumed the deal would be cancelled. [VERB] Crash is also a noun. He predicted correctly that there was going to be a stock market crash.

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   What does crash mean?

   • Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about crash Love words? Need even more definitions? Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! The meaning of CRASH is to break violently and noisily : smash. How to use crash in a sentence.

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   What are some examples of crashes?

   • the crash of thunder. the sudden crash of dishes. the shock of collision and breaking. a sudden and violent falling to ruin. the crash of 1929. Aeronautics. an act or instance of crashing. Ecology. a sudden, rapid decline in the size of a population. a crash plan to house flood victims; a crash diet.

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   • Crash: Korean Translation

     crash translate: 사고, 쿵 소리, (자동차가) 충돌하다, (컴퓨터 시스템이 충돌하여)...

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     CRASH meaning: 1. If a vehicle crashes or someone crashes...

   • Crash: Italian Translation

     crash translate: scontro, incidente, fracasso, scontrarsi,...

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     CRASH definition: 1. an accident in which a vehicle hits...

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   (of moving vehicles, objects, etc.) to collide, especially violently and noisily. to move or go with a crash; strike with a crash. Aeronautics. to land in an abnormal manner, usually causing severe damage: The airliner crashed. to collapse or fail suddenly, as a financial enterprise: The stock market crashed.

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