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crash - Dictionary definition and meaning for crash

CRASH

  • (noun) the act of colliding with something

    "his crash through the window", "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"

    synonyms : smash

  • (noun) a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)

    "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"

    synonyms : wreck

  • (noun) a loud resonant repeating noise

    "he could hear the clang of distant bells"

    synonyms : clang , clangor , clangoring , clangour , clank , clash

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

    synonyms : collapse

  • (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"

  • (verb) sleep in a convenient place

    "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable"

    synonyms : doss , doss down

  • (verb) stop operating

    "My computer crashed last night", "The system goes down at least once a week"

    synonyms : go down

  • (verb) undergo a sudden and severe downturn

    "the economy crashed", "will the stock market crash again?"

  • (verb) hurl or thrust violently

    "He dashed the plate against the wall", "Waves were dashing against the rock"

    synonyms : dash

  • (verb) undergo damage or destruction on impact

    "the plane crashed into the ocean", "The car crashed into the lamp post"

    synonyms : ram

    A suicidal car bomber rammed the vehicle into the wall -added by sradha_inlas

  • (verb) break violently or noisily; smash

    synonyms : break apart , break up

  • (verb) cause to crash

    "The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace", "Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost"

  • (verb) fall or come down violently

    "The branch crashed down on my car", "The plane crashed in the sea"

  • (verb) enter uninvited; informal

    "let's crash the party!"

    synonyms : barge in , gate-crash

  • (verb) move violently as through a barrier

    "The terrorists crashed the gate"

  • (verb) move with, or as if with, a crashing noise

    "The car crashed through the glass door"

  • (verb) make a sudden loud sound

    "the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night"

  • (verb) occupy, usually uninvited

    "My son's friends crashed our house last weekend"

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.


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