crash

/kɹˈæʃ/

/ˈkɹæʃ/

[noun] [verb]

Crash

[NOUN]

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

synonyms : wreck

a loud resonant repeating noise

synonyms : clang

the act of colliding with something

synonyms : smash

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

synonyms : collapse

an event that causes a computer, system, or application to stop working or become inoperative, often resulting in the loss of unsaved data

to crash

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

(economics) to lose value suddenly and significantly

move with, or as if with, a crashing noise

to experience a sudden and serious decrease or stop in a system or process

synonyms : ram

break violently or noisily; smash

synonyms : break apart

break up

move violently as through a barrier

sleep in a convenient place

synonyms : doss

doss down

(computing) to suddenly stop working

synonyms : go down

undergo a sudden and severe downturn

cause to crash

hurl or thrust violently

synonyms : dash

enter uninvited; informal

synonyms : barge in

gate-crash

to make a loud, sudden noise, like thunder or waves breaking

occupy, usually uninvited

Examples

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.

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