Crash
/kɹæʃ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Crash
noun
- A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
"After the lightning came the crash of thunder."
- An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.
"Nobody survived the plane crash"
- A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.
"My computer had a crash so I had to reboot it."
- A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures).
"the stock market crash"
- A comedown from a drug.
verb
- To collide with something destructively, fall or come down violently.
- To severely damage or destroy something by causing it to collide with something else.
"I'm sorry for crashing the bike into a wall. I'll pay for repairs."
- (via gatecrash) To attend a social event without invitation, usually with unfavorable intentions.
"We weren't invited to the party so we decided to crash it."
- To accelerate a project or a task or its schedule by devoting more resources to it.
- To make or experience informal temporary living arrangements, especially overnight.
"Hey dude, can I crash at your pad?"
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