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Meaning of 'crash' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Crash [ n.]
- A loud, sudden, confused sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once.
- Ruin; failure; sudden breaking down, as of a business house or a commercial enterprise.
- Coarse, heavy, narrow linen cloth, used esp. for towels.
2 . Crash [ v. i.]
- To make a loud, clattering sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once; to break in pieces with a harsh noise.
- To break with violence and noise; as, the chimney in falling crashed through the roof.
3 . Crash [ v. t. ]
- To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence.

Meaning of 'crash' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . crash [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a loud resonant repeating noise
Example in sentence:
  • he could hear the clang of distant bells
Meaning (2):
- the act of colliding with something
Example in sentence:
  • his crash through the window;
  • the fullback's smash into the defensive line
Meaning (3):
- (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative
Example in sentence:
  • the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since
Meaning (4):
- a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
Example in sentence:
  • they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane
5 . crash [ v]
Meaning (5):
- hurl or thrust violently
Example in sentence:
  • He dashed the plate against the wall;
  • Waves were dashing against the rock
Meaning (6):
- enter uninvited; informal
Example in sentence:
  • let's crash the party!
Meaning (7):
- cause to crash
Example in sentence:
  • Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost;
  • The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace
Meaning (8):
- stop operating
Example in sentence:
  • My computer crashed last night;
  • The system goes down at least once a week
Meaning (9):
- occupy, usually uninvited
Example in sentence:
  • My son's friends crashed our house last weekend
Meaning (10):
- fall or come down violently
Example in sentence:
  • The branch crashed down on my car;
  • The plane crashed in the sea
Meaning (11):
- undergo damage or destruction on impact
Example in sentence:
  • The car crashed into the lamp post;
  • the plane crashed into the ocean
Meaning (12):
- move with, or as if with, a crashing noise
Example in sentence:
  • The car crashed through the glass door
Meaning (13):
- undergo a sudden and severe downturn
Example in sentence:
  • the economy crashed;
  • will the stock market crash again?
Meaning (14):
- move violently as through a barrier
Example in sentence:
  • The terrorists crashed the gate
Meaning (15):
- make a sudden loud sound
Example in sentence:
  • the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night
Meaning (16):
- sleep in a convenient place
Example in sentence:
  • You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable

Nearby Words:

crab crab tree crab-yaws crabbed crabber crabbing crabbish crabby crabeater craber

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