crash

Noun

• (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative
  • the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since
    

• the act of colliding with something
  • his crash through the window
    
  • the fullback's smash into the defensive line
    

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

• a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
  • they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane
    

• a loud resonant repeating noise
  • he could hear the clang of distant bells
    

Verb

• sleep in a convenient place
  • You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable
    

• stop operating
  • My computer crashed last night
    
  • The system goes down at least once a week
    

• undergo a sudden and severe downturn
  • the economy crashed
    
  • will the stock market crash again?
    

• hurl or thrust violently
  • He dashed the plate against the wall
    
  • Waves were dashing against the rock
    

• cause to crash
  • The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace
    
  • Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost
    

• enter uninvited; informal
  • let's crash the party!
    

• make a sudden loud sound
  • the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night
    

• occupy, usually uninvited
  • My son's friends crashed our house last weekend
    

• break violently or noisily; smash;

• move violently as through a barrier
  • The terrorists crashed the gate
    

• undergo damage or destruction on impact
  • the plane crashed into the ocean
    
  • The car crashed into the lamp post
    

• move with, or as if with, a crashing noise
  • The car crashed through the glass door
    

• fall or come down violently
  • The branch crashed down on my car
    
  • The plane crashed in the sea
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  smash , collapse , wreck , clang , clangor , clangour , clangoring , clank , clash , doss , doss down , go down , dash , barge in , gate-crash , break up , break apart , ram