crash
verb
[ kraʃ ]
• (of a vehicle) collide violently with an obstacle or another vehicle.
• "a racing car had crashed, wrecking a safety barrier"
Similar:
smash into,
collide with,
be in collision with,
come into collision with,
hit,
strike,
ram,
smack into,
slam into,
bang into,
cannon into,
plough into,
meet head-on,
run into,
drive into,
bump into,
knock into,
crack into/against,
dash against,
impact,
• move or cause to move with force, speed, and sudden loud noise.
• "huge waves crashed down on to us"
Similar:
be hurled,
dash,
batter,
pound,
pummel,
lash,
slam into,
slam,
bang,
ram,
smack,
• (of shares, a business, etc.) suddenly drop in value or fail.
• "the shares crashed to 329p"
Similar:
fail,
collapse,
fold (up),
go under,
founder,
be ruined,
cave in,
go bankrupt,
become insolvent,
cease trading,
go into receivership,
go into liquidation,
be liquidated,
be wound up,
be closed (down),
be shut (down),
go broke,
go bust,
go bump,
go to the wall,
go belly up,
come a cropper,
flop,
flatline,
• (of a computer, computing system, or software) fail suddenly.
• "the project was postponed because the computer crashed"
• enter (a party) without an invitation; gatecrash.
Similar:
gatecrash,
come uninvited to,
sneak into,
slip into,
invade,
butt in on,
intrude on/into,
horn in on,
• go to sleep, especially suddenly or in an improvised setting.
• "what was it you said just before I crashed out ?"
crash
noun
• a violent collision, typically of one vehicle with another or with an object.
• "a car crash"
Similar:
accident,
collision,
bump,
car crash,
car accident,
road accident,
traffic accident,
multiple crash,
multiple collision,
rail accident,
derailment,
air accident,
air crash,
smash,
road traffic accident,
RTA,
wreck,
smash-up,
pile-up,
shunt,
prang,
• a sudden loud noise as of something breaking or hitting another object.
• "he slammed the phone down with a crash"
Similar:
bang,
smash,
smack,
crack,
boom,
bump,
thud,
thump,
slam,
clunk,
clonk,
clash,
clang,
report,
explosion,
detonation,
shot,
clangour,
racket,
din,
wham,
whump,
• a sudden disastrous drop in the value or price of something.
• "the 1987 stock-market crash"
• a sudden failure which puts a computer system out of action.
• "system crashes are an everyday hazard"
crash
adjective
• done rapidly or urgently and involving a concentrated effort.
• "a crash course in Italian"
Similar:
intensive,
concentrated,
telescoped,
high-pressure,
strenuous,
vigorous,
all-out,
thorough,
in-depth,
all-absorbing,
total-immersion,
rapid,
urgent,
crash
adverb
• with a sudden loud sound.
• "crash went the bolt"
Origin:
late Middle English: imitative, perhaps partly suggested by craze and dash.
crash
noun
• a coarse plain linen, woollen, or cotton fabric.
Origin:
early 19th century: from Russian krashenina ‘dyed coarse linen’.
