crash

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The crash, when it comes, is going to be epic.

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Quick take

a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of crash gathered in one view.

noun

a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells"

noun

a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"

noun

a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for crash.

noun

a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells"

See also: clang, clangor, clangour, clangoring, clank, clash

noun

a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"

noun

a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

noun

the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"

noun

(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"

verb

fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"

verb

move with, or as if with, a crashing noise; "The car crashed through the glass door"

verb

undergo damage or destruction on impact; "the plane crashed into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post"

verb

move violently as through a barrier; "The terrorists crashed the gate"

verb

break violently or noisily; smash;

verb

occupy, usually uninvited; "My son's friends crashed our house last weekend"

verb

make a sudden loud sound; "the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night"

verb

enter uninvited; informal; "let's crash the party!"

verb

cause to crash; "The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace"; "Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost"

verb

hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock"

verb

undergo a sudden and severe downturn; "the economy crashed"; "will the stock market crash again?"

verb

stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week"

verb

sleep in a convenient place; "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable"

Example sentences

The crash, when it comes, is going to be epic.

It will work well enough most of the time, but sooner or later, you'll crash the SUV.

I think anyone that survived the dotcom boom and crash has stories like this.

Flash already randomly causes my GPU to crash.

Both types of studies found evidence that crash rate increases faster with an increase in speed on minor roads than on major roads.

If you hit an error state, you need to either propagate that error up and handle it in the caller, or crash immediately.

He's now financially and emotionally invested in a market crash, so of course he will be confident that it's going to happen.

Take for example this gem from the article:> “We all speed, yet months and months usually pass between us seeing a crash,” Lt. Megge tells us when we call to discuss speed limits.

Could a economy based on Bitcoin survive them, and not crash inevitably into a deflationary spiral?

It's ridiculous how much emphasis the media placed on the fire while ignoring the extreme speed and consequently minor injuries involved in the crash.

Kill bureaucracy and embrace no-politics DIY organisation!The article reads like an HR air crash investigation.

The only difference is that after the awakening that followed the crash it was decided to have a national referendum to allow people to vote a special Constitutional Council.