crash

¹crash

verb \ˈkrash\

Definition of CRASH

transitive verb

1

a : to break violently and noisily : smash b : to damage (an airplane) in landing

2

a : to cause to make a loud noise <crash the cymbals together> b : to force (as one's way) through with loud crashing noises

3

: to enter or attend without invitation or without paying <crash the party>

4

: to move toward aggressively (as in fighting for a rebound) <basketball players crashing the boards>

5

: to cause (a computer system, component, or program) to crash

intransitive verb

1

a : to break or go to pieces with or as if with violence and noise b : to fall, land, or hit with destructive force c : to decline suddenly and steeply d of a computer system, component, or program : to suffer a sudden major failure usually with attendant loss of data

2

: to make a smashing noise <thunder crashing overhead>

3

: to move or force one's way with or as if with a crash <crashes into the room>

4

slang : to experience the aftereffects (as lethargy or depression) of a usually prolonged episode of drug use (as of amphetamines)

5

slang : to go to bed or fall asleep; also : to reside temporarily : stay <crashing with friends for a few days>

— crash·er noun

Examples of CRASH

1. She crashed the car into a tree, but no one was hurt.
2. He has crashed two cars, a truck, and a motorcycle.
3. We listened to the waves crashing against the shore.
4. The stuntman crashed through the window on a motorcycle.
5. The walls crashed down around them.
6. The books crashed to the floor.
7. The cymbals crashed and the trumpets blew.
8. Thunder crashed as the rain started to pour.
9. He crashed the cymbals together.

Origin of CRASH

Middle English crasschen

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to CRASH

Synonyms: break down, smash, shatter

Antonyms: start (up)

Related Words: bust, fracture, fragment; annihilate, bash, decimate, demolish, desolate, destroy, devastate, nuke, pulverize, ruin, tear down, total, vaporize, waste, wrack, wreck; shiver, splinter, split; crack, crunch, crush, snap

Near Antonyms: miss, skirt

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Rhymes with CRASH

Asch, ash, bash, brash, cache, cash, clash, dash, fash, flash, gash, gnash, hash, lash, mash, pash, plash, rash, sash, slash, smash, splash, stash, thrash, thresh, trash