What is the meaning of crash?

noun

  • A loud resonant repeating noise.
    • usage: "he could hear the clang of distant bells"
  • A serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles. )
    • usage: "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"
  • A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures.
  • The act of colliding with something.
    • usage: "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"
  • Computer science. ( an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative)
    • usage: "the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since"

verb

  • Fall or come down violently.
    • usage: "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"
  • Move with, or as if with, a crashing noise.
    • usage: "The car crashed through the glass door"
  • Undergo damage or destruction on impact.
    • usage: "the plane crashed into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post"
  • Move violently as through a barrier.
    • usage: "The terrorists crashed the gate"
  • Break violently or noisily; smash;.
  • Occupy, usually uninvited.
    • usage: "My son's friends crashed our house last weekend"
  • Make a sudden loud sound.
    • usage: "the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night"
  • Enter uninvited; informal.
    • usage: "let's crash the party"
  • Cause to crash.
    • usage: "The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace"; "Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost"
  • Hurl or thrust violently.
    • usage: "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock"
  • Undergo a sudden and severe downturn.
    • usage: "the economy crashed"; "will the stock market crash again"
  • Stop operating.
    • usage: "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week"
  • Sleep in a convenient place.
    • usage: "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable"
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APAWordNet. (2010). crash. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/crash/definitions/1189112
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HarvardWordNet 2010, crash, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/crash/definitions/1189112>.
MLAWordNet. "crash" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/crash/definitions/1189112>
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