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crash
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noun (n)
- a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)(noun.event)Example:
They are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane.
source: wordnet30 - a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)(noun.event)source: wordnet30
- the act of colliding with something(noun.act)Example:
His crash through the window.
source: wordnet30 - (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative(noun.event)Example:
The crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since.
source: wordnet30 - A loud, sudden, confused sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once.(noun)source: webster1913
- Coarse, heavy, narrow linen cloth, used esp. for towels.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- fall or come down violently(verb.motion)Example:
The branch crashed down on my car.
The plane crashed in the sea.
source: wordnet30 - move with, or as if with, a crashing noise(verb.motion)Example:
The car crashed through the glass door.
source: wordnet30 - undergo damage or destruction on impact(verb.contact)Example:
The plane crashed into the ocean.
The car crashed into the lamp post.
source: wordnet30 - move violently as through a barrier(verb.motion)Example:
The terrorists crashed the gate.
source: wordnet30 - occupy, usually uninvited(verb.stative)Example:
My son's friends crashed our house last weekend.
source: wordnet30 - make a sudden loud sound(verb.perception)Example:
The waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night.
source: wordnet30 - enter uninvited; informal(verb.motion)Example:
Let's crash the party!.
source: wordnet30 - cause to crash(verb.contact)Example:
The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace.
Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost.
source: wordnet30 - undergo a sudden and severe downturn(verb.change)Example:
The economy crashed.
Will the stock market crash again?.
source: wordnet30 - stop operating(verb.change)Example:
My computer crashed last night.
source: wordnet30 - To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence.(verb)source: webster1913
- To make a loud, clattering sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once; to break in pieces with a harsh noise.(verb)source: webster1913