crash meaning and definition

CRASH noun

Definition of crash (noun)

1. a loud resonant repeating noise
   • "he could hear the clang of distant bells"
   • synonyms: clang, clangor, clangoring, clangour, clank, clash
2. a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
   • "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"
   • synonyms: wreck
3. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
   • synonyms: collapse
4. the act of colliding with something
   • "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"
   • synonyms: smash
5. (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"

CRASH verb

Definition of crash (verb)

1. fall or come down violently
   • "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"
2. move with, or as if with, a crashing noise
   • "The car crashed through the glass door"
3. undergo damage or destruction on impact
   • "the plane crashed into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post"
   • synonyms: ram
4. move violently as through a barrier
   • "The terrorists crashed the gate"
5. break violently or noisily; smash;
   • synonyms: break apart, break up
6. occupy, usually uninvited
   • "My son's friends crashed our house last weekend"
7. make a sudden loud sound
   • "the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night"
8. enter uninvited; informal
   • "let's crash the party!"
   • synonyms: barge in, gate-crash
9. cause to crash
   • "The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace"; "Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost"
10. hurl or thrust violently
    • "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock"
    • synonyms: dash
11. undergo a sudden and severe downturn
    • "the economy crashed"; "will the stock market crash again?"
12. stop operating
    • "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week"
    • synonyms: go down
13. sleep in a convenient place
    • "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable"
    • synonyms: doss, doss down