CRASH | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

late Middle English: imitative, perhaps partly suggested by craze and dash

(of a vehicle) collide violently with an obstacle or another vehicle

(of vehicle) collide violently with something

• a racing car had crashed, wrecking a safety barrier
• the stolen car she was riding in crashed into a tree

move or cause to move with force, speed, and sudden loud noise

move with force and noise

• huge waves crashed down on to us
• she crashed down the telephone receiver

(of shares, a business, etc.) suddenly drop in value or fail

(of shares) suddenly lose value

• the shares crashed to 329p

(of a computer, computing system, or software) fail suddenly

(of computer) fail suddenly

• the project was postponed because the computer crashed

enter (a party) without an invitation; gatecrash.

gatecrash party

go to sleep, especially suddenly or in an improvised setting

go to sleep

• what was it you said just before I crashed out?

a violent collision, typically of one vehicle with another or with an object

violent collision

• a car crash

a sudden loud noise as of something breaking or hitting another object

sudden loud noise

• he slammed the phone down with a crash

a sudden disastrous drop in the value or price of something

sudden drop in value or price

• the 1987 stock-market crash

a sudden failure which puts a computer system out of action

sudden system failure

• system crashes are an everyday hazard

done rapidly or urgently and involving a concentrated effort

done rapidly and intensively

• a crash course in Italian

with a sudden loud sound

with sudden loud sound

• crash went the bolt