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crashed

verb

past tense of crash
1
as in shattered
to cause to break with violence and much noise crashed the vase against the wall

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2
as in collided
to come into usually forceful contact with something the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results

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3
as in died
to stop functioning my computer crashed yet again

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4
as in pushed
to force one's way fleeing animals crashed through the forest

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as in fell
to go to a lower level especially abruptly sales of that phone have crashed since the competing version came out

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as in retired
slang to go to one's bed in order to sleep I'm so exhausted that I'm just going to crash as soon as we get home

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as in stayed
slang to reside as a temporary guest I'm going to crash at my sister's apartment when I'm in New York

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Recent Examples of crashed One lap later, Leclerc crashed out dramatically at Monza’s final corner, causing the race to be suspended and leaving him in need of a precautionary check up at the track’s medical center. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Keating was flying home to California after visiting her family when terrorists linked to al-Qaida crashed American Airlines Flight 11 into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York. — Brian Mann, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026 As the names of the nearly 3,000 victims are read aloud, a bell rings at the exact minute each of the four planes crashed and when each of the twin towers fell. — Lila Dominus, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 Two were flown into the Twin Towers, one struck the Pentagon, and the fourth, United Airlines Flight 93, crashed in Pennsylvania after passengers attempted to stop the hijackers. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 The programs will be held at the Memorial Plaza near the Wall of Names, which is inscribed with the names of each passenger and crew member who died when United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in Shanksville during the terrorist attacks. — Christopher Derose, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 Howard had been in the vehicle with four other people when the driver lost control and crashed through a barrier into the Little Calumet River, per CBS News Chicago. — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026 Kilmeade still has vivid recollections of his time visiting Ground Zero on the actual day planes crashed into the two World Trade Center towers. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026 Police said the woman crashed into the Beetle and became pinned underneath the vehicle. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crashed
  1. shattered
  2. collided
  3. died
  4. pushed
  5. fell
  6. retired
  7. stayed
  8. smashed
Verb
  • The wide receiver shattered multiple Hurricanes records last season and is already one of the faces of college football.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The bullet went through the front glass door and shattered it, according to court records.
    — David Ulloa Jr, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of shattered
Verb
  • In 2006, a business jet flown by two Americans collided with a Gol Airlines Boeing 737-800 at 37,000 feet over the Amazon jungle in Brazil, according to investigators.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The big rig collided with the three vehicles ahead, then continued through a fence west of Highway 99 before coming to rest partially blocking the southbound freeway and the 99 Frontage Road.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of collided
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  • On September 9, the Prince of Wales will represent the British royal family at the funeral of King Harald V of Norway, who died at 89 years old on August 28.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Dotson was taken to a hospital and died about nine hours after he was shot.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of died
Verb
  • The seat is widely considered reliably Republican, but some recent polling has Democrats feeling optimistic and Andrews has pushed the party to invest in the race.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Yet the ongoing disruptions from the Iran war, which have pushed up average gas prices more than 7% from just a month ago, threaten to spread through the economy and keep broader inflation stubbornly high.
    — DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of pushed
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  • Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Vines are pulled away from fences, and sometimes trees are even felled.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of fell
Verb
  • After a 3-2 called third strike with two out to Conine in the ninth was overturned on the ABS review, Zeferjahn retired Otto Lopez on a flyout to right.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Bob Green, now retired, was the first detective assigned to Erica’s case.
    — Yana Johnson, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of retired
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  • Even with an over route that, under very few scenarios becomes part of the progression, Moore should have stayed full throttle and recognized the leverage in the secondary to flatten his route.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Kids of mixed ages organized their own games and made up their own rules, while adults stayed mostly on the sidelines or stayed away entirely.
    — Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of stayed
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  • In his last at-bat of the series, Olson smashed his 39th homer of the season.
    — Jesús Cano, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Broken engine parts struck the side of the plane and smashed the window, leaving one passenger with serious injuries, according to investigators.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of smashed

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