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UK
/kɹˈæʃ/
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[ US /ˈkɹæʃ/ ]
[ US /ˈkɹæʃ/ ]
NOUN
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a loud resonant repeating noise
he could hear the clang of distant bells - a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
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(computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative
the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since -
a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane -
the act of colliding with something
the fullback's smash into the defensive line
his crash through the window
VERB
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move violently as through a barrier
The terrorists crashed the gate -
cause to crash
The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace
Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost - break violently or noisily; smash
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enter uninvited; informal
let's crash the party! -
hurl or thrust violently
Waves were dashing against the rock
He dashed the plate against the wall -
make a sudden loud sound
the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night -
fall or come down violently
The branch crashed down on my car
The plane crashed in the sea -
undergo damage or destruction on impact
The car crashed into the lamp post
the plane crashed into the ocean -
undergo a sudden and severe downturn
the economy crashed
will the stock market crash again? -
stop operating
The system goes down at least once a week
My computer crashed last night -
move with, or as if with, a crashing noise
The car crashed through the glass door -
sleep in a convenient place
You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable -
occupy, usually uninvited
My son's friends crashed our house last weekend
How To Use crash In A Sentence
- The bombardment of the GPO had fascinated MacMurrough: the annunciatory puffs of smoke and the flames that roared to greet them; then the crashing gun’s report, the shell’s eruption—an illogical sequence, effect before cause, an object lesson in the madness of war. At Swim, Two Boys
- Now, though, insurers find they are increasingly paying out for teenagers crashing expensive vehicles that they would not normally have the ghost of a chance of obtaining cover for.
- Before one embarks on this high flying experience, the organisers supply a crash helmet, and a safety waist belt which is securely tied with a long and strong rope to the huge multi-coloured parasail.
- He died after his van crashed into a rubbish truck.
- The director organised two-day hippy schools for his extras, in which they were shown news clips from 1969 and instructed in hippy speak until such antiquated terms as 'crashpad', 'dig' and 'groovy' came naturally. Latest articles - Radio Prague
- Tell me, exactly what happens when the first C130 full of blokes cops a Manpad up it's jacksie and crash lands in flames? Army Rumour Service
- The crash has previously been blamed on technical faults and human error. The Sun
- People watched in horror as the small plane crashed to the ground.
- A woman saved the life of her baby granddaughter only days after learning life-saving skills following a crash course in first aid at her local pub.
- The investigation into the air crash would inevitably apportion blame to certain members of the crew.