crash
/ˈkɹæʃ/noun, verb1 syllable
Crash means: a loud resonant repeating noise.
Synonyms for crash30
noun, as in a loud resonant repeating noise
noun, as in a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
noun, as in a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
noun, as in the act of colliding with something
verb, as in break violently or noisily; smash
verb, as in enter uninvited; informal
verb, as in cause to crash
verb, as in sleep in a convenient place
verb, as in undergo damage or destruction on impact
verb, as in hurl or thrust violently
verb, as in stop operating
What does crash mean?18
noun
a loud resonant repeating noise“he could hear the clang of distant bells”
a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)“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“his crash through the window”
(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”
verb
break violently or noisily; smash
enter uninvited; informal“let's crash the party!”
cause to crash“The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace”
sleep in a convenient place“You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable”
undergo damage or destruction on impact“the plane crashed into the ocean”
hurl or thrust violently“He dashed the plate against the wall”
stop operating“My computer crashed last night”
fall or come down violently“The branch crashed down on my car”
move with, or as if with, a crashing noise“The car crashed through the glass door”
move violently as through a barrier“The terrorists crashed the gate”
occupy, usually uninvited“My son's friends crashed our house last weekend”
make a sudden loud sound“the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night”
undergo a sudden and severe downturn“the economy crashed”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with crash?19
Crash in a sentence
- Culture is like a parachute: if you don't have it, you crash.AlanF_US
- Ten years ago, our parents died in a car crash.fabricio5
- Nine years ago, our parents died in a car crash.fabricio5
- One hinge snapped, then the other, and down came the door with a crash.Hybrid
- Dude, you absolutely have to come by and crash at my place!frpzzd
- He survived the crash, only to die in the desert.CK
- As soon as he heard the crash, he rushed out of the house.CK
- Even if the world crashes down, justice will be served.DJ_Saidez
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of crash
as a noun
- plural
- crashes
as a verb
- past tense
- crashed
- present participle
- crashing
- third-person singular
- crashes
- past participle
- crashed