crash

crash - English Dictionary

[ noun ]
■ the act of colliding with something
e.g.)
・his crash through the window
→ smash

[ noun ]
■ a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
e.g.)
・they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane
→ wreck

[ noun ]
■ a loud resonant repeating noise
→ clang , clangor , clangoring , clangour , clank , clash

[ noun ]
■ a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
→ collapse

[ noun ]
■ (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative
e.g.)
・the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since

[ verb ]
■ sleep in a convenient place
e.g.)
・You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable
→ doss , doss down

[ verb ]
■ stop operating
e.g.)
・My computer crashed last night
→ go down

[ verb ]
■ undergo a sudden and severe downturn
e.g.)
・the economy crashed
・will the stock market crash again?

[ verb ]
■ hurl or thrust violently
→ dash

[ verb ]
■ undergo damage or destruction on impact
e.g.)
・the plane crashed into the ocean
・The car crashed into the lamp post
→ ram

[ verb ]
■ break violently or noisily
■ smash
→ break apart , break up

[ verb ]
■ cause to crash
e.g.)
・The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace
・Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost

[ verb ]
■ fall or come down violently
e.g.)
・The branch crashed down on my car
・The plane crashed in the sea

[ verb ]
■ enter uninvited
■ informal
e.g.)
・let's crash the party!
→ barge in , gate-crash

[ verb ]
■ move violently as through a barrier
e.g.)
・The terrorists crashed the gate

[ verb ]
■ move with, or as if with, a crashing noise
e.g.)
・The car crashed through the glass door

[ verb ]
■ make a sudden loud sound
e.g.)
・the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night

[ verb ]
■ occupy, usually uninvited
e.g.)
・My son's friends crashed our house last weekend