crash

/kɹˈæʃ/

/ˈkɹæʃ/

Crash

collision

an accident in which a vehicle, plane, etc. hits something else

Synonymes : wreck

to crash

MAIN VERB

s'effondrer

(economics) to lose value suddenly and significantly

planter

(computing) to suddenly stop working

Synonymes : go down

Exemples

1. The bank crash has had a ripple effect on the whole community.

2. It crashed just after take-off.

3. She lost a leg in a car crash.

4. The market crash in 2008 knocked the daylights out of the economy, causing widespread unemployment and financial hardship.