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| crash [ krash ] |
noun (plural crash·es) |
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1. vehicle collision: a collision involving a moving vehicle or aircraft
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2. loud noise: a loud noise such as that made by thunder or by something breaking violently into pieces
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3. computer breakdown: a sudden complete failure of a computer system, device, or program, usually with an accompanying loss of data
  a system crash
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4. financial collapse: the financial collapse or failure of something such as a stock market, involving a massive drop in stock prices, or the collapse of a commercial business
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verb (past and past participle crashed, present participle crash·ing, 3rd person present singular crash·es) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb collide violently: to strike against something with great force, causing damage or destruction, or cause something such as a car to strike against something in this way
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2. transitive and intransitive verb make loud noise: to make a loud noise, or cause something to make a loud noise
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3. transitive and intransitive verb break into pieces noisily: to break into pieces violently and noisily, or break an object in this way
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4. transitive and intransitive verb move noisily: to move noisily, destructively, or violently, or cause something to move in this way
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5. transitive and intransitive verb have or cause complete computer failure: to experience a sudden complete failure, or cause a computer system to have a sudden complete failure
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6. intransitive verb collapse financially: to suffer financial collapse or failure
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7. intransitive verb drop sharply: to decrease in value rapidly and steeply
Stock prices crashed.
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8. transitive and intransitive verb attend uninvited: to attend an event such as a party without an invitation
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informal
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9. intransitive verb sleep: to sleep, especially somewhere other than usual when exhausted, or stay temporarily somewhere other than at home
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slang
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10. intransitive verb become depressed after drug: to become depressed as the effects of a drug-induced high wear off
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slang
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adjective |
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1. rapid and intensive: done intensively over a short period of time in order to achieve the desired results quickly
crash course
crash diet
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2. for emergencies: designed to be used during emergencies
a crash cast in the ER
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| [14th century. Origin ?] |
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| crash·er noun |
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crash and burn
1. to fail utterly
2. to fall asleep or collapse from exhaustion
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