crashing
adjective
[ ˈkraʃɪŋ ]
• complete; total (used for emphasis).
• "a crashing bore"
crash
verb
• (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 ?"
Origin:
late Middle English: imitative, perhaps partly suggested by craze and dash.
