crash
nouns
a loud resonant repeating noise
"he could hear the clang of distant bells"
a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
"they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"
a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
the act of colliding with something
"his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"
(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"
domain category
the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
verbs
fall or come down violently
"The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"
is a type of (narrower)
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
"The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
move with, or as if with, a crashing noise
"The car crashed through the glass door"
is a type of (narrower)
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
"He moved his hand slightly to the right"
undergo damage or destruction on impact
"the plane crashed into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post"
move violently as through a barrier
"The terrorists crashed the gate"
is a type of (narrower)
go across or through
"We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"
break violently or noisily; smash;
occupy, usually uninvited
"My son's friends crashed our house last weekend"
make a sudden loud sound
"the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night"
enter uninvited; informal
"let's crash the party!"
is derived from
cause to crash
"The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace"; "Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost"
hurl or thrust violently
"He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock"
undergo a sudden and severe downturn
"the economy crashed"; "will the stock market crash again?"
is a type of (narrower)
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
"She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
stop operating
"My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week"
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