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crash

/ crash /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of colliding with something
"his crash through the window"
"the fullback''s smash into the defensive line"
Type of:
hit hitting striking
Kinds of:
impingement impaction
Derived:
ram
verb Sense 2
move with, or as if with, a crashing noise
"The car crashed through the glass door"
Type of:
move
Derived:
clang clangor clangour clangoring clank
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 3
move violently as through a barrier
"The terrorists crashed the gate"
Type of:
pass go through go across
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
fall or come down violently
"The branch crashed down on my car"
"The plane crashed in the sea"
Type of:
descend fall go down
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
cause to crash
"The terrorists crashed the car into the gate of the palace"
Type of:
collide
Kinds of:
prang ditch
Verb group:
break up break apart
Causes:
break up break apart
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
break violently or noisily; smash;
Type of:
disintegrate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 7
undergo damage or destruction on impact
"the plane crashed into the ocean"
"The car crashed into the lamp post"
Type of:
collide clash
Derived:
smash wreck
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 8
hurl or thrust violently
"He dashed the plate against the wall"
"Waves were dashing against the rock"
Type of:
hurl hurtle cast
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 9
undergo a sudden and severe downturn
"the economy crashed"
"will the stock market crash again?"
Type of:
change
Derived:
collapse
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 10
stop operating
"My computer crashed last night"
"The system goes down at least once a week"
Type of:
fail go bad give way
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 11
(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"
Type of:
mishap misadventure mischance
Kinds of:
head crash
Derived:
go down
Domain:
computer science computing
noun Sense 12
a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
Type of:
happening occurrence natural event
Derived:
collapse fall in cave in give give way
noun Sense 13
a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
"they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"
Type of:
accident
Kinds of:
prang
Derived:
ram
verb Sense 14
occupy, usually uninvited
"My son''s friends crashed our house last weekend"
Type of:
occupy reside lodge in
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 15
enter uninvited; informal
"let''s crash the party!"
Type of:
intrude irrupt
Derived:
gatecrasher crasher unwelcome guest
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 16
sleep in a convenient place
"You can crash here, though it''s not very comfortable"
Type of:
bed down bunk down
Derived:
dosser street person
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 17
a loud resonant repeating noise
"he could hear the clang of distant bells"
Type of:
noise
Derived:
clank clangor clangour clang
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
17
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
71
Times Searched
3
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hit hitting striking impingement impaction move pass go through go across descend fall go down