noun
a loud resonant repeating noise
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Examples
- he could hear the clang of distant bells
noun
a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
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Examples
- 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)
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noun
the act of colliding with something
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Examples
- 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
Examples
- the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since
verb
fall or come down violently
Examples
- The branch crashed down on my car
- The plane crashed in the sea
verb
move with, or as if with, a crashing noise
Examples
- The car crashed through the glass door
verb
undergo damage or destruction on impact
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Examples
- the plane crashed into the ocean
- The car crashed into the lamp post
verb
move violently as through a barrier
Examples
- The terrorists crashed the gate
verb
break violently or noisily
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break up
break apart
Examples
- smash
verb
occupy, usually uninvited
Examples
- My son's friends crashed our house last weekend
verb
make a sudden loud sound
Examples
- the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night
verb
enter uninvited
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barge in
gate-crash
Examples
- informal
- let's crash the party!
verb
cause to crash
Examples
- The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace
- Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost
verb
hurl or thrust violently
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Examples
- He dashed the plate against the wall
- Waves were dashing against the rock
verb
undergo a sudden and severe downturn
Examples
- the economy crashed
- will the stock market crash again?
verb
stop operating
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go down
Examples
- My computer crashed last night
- The system goes down at least once a week
verb
sleep in a convenient place
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Examples
- You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable