Meaning of 'crash'

noun

the act of colliding with something

Example: "The stunt double had to redo the crash through the window."

Synonyms: smash

noun

a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)

Example: "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"

Synonyms: wreck

noun

a loud resonant repeating noise

Synonyms: clash clang clangor clangour clangoring clank

noun

a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

Synonyms: collapse

noun

(computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative

Example: "the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since"

verb

to sleep in a convenient place

Example: "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable"

Synonyms: doss doss down

verb

to stop operating

Example: "My computer crashed last night."

Synonyms: go down

verb

to undergo a sudden and severe downturn

Example: "the economy crashed"

verb

to hurl or thrust violently

Synonyms: dash

verb

to undergo damage or destruction on impact

Example: "the plane crashed into the ocean"

Synonyms: ram

verb

to break violently or noisily

verb

to cause to crash

Example: "The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace."

verb

to fall or come down violently

Example: "The branch crashed down on my car"

verb

to enter uninvited

Synonyms: irrupt intrude barge in gate-crash

verb

to move violently as through a barrier

Example: "The terrorists crashed the gate."

verb

to move with, or as if with, a crashing noise

Example: "The car crashed through the glass door."

verb

to make a sudden loud sound

Example: "the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night"

verb

to occupy, usually uninvited

Example: "My friends crashed our house last weekend."