crash
[krash]
verb (used without object)
1.to make a loud, clattering noise, as of something dashed to pieces.
3.(of moving vehicles, objects, etc.) to collide, especially violently and noisily.
4.to move or go with a crash; strike with a crash.
5.Aeronautics . to land in an abnormal manner, usually causing severe damage: The airliner crashed.
6.to collapse or fail suddenly, as a financial enterprise: The stock market crashed.
7.Informal . to gain admittance to a party, performance, etc., without an invitation, ticket, or permission.
8.Slang .
a.to sleep.
a.to sleep.
b.to have a temporary place to sleep or live without payment: He let me crash at his house.
c.to fall asleep: I get home in the evening and I just crash till it’s time for dinner.
9.Slang . to experience unpleasant sensations, as sudden exhaustion or depression, when a drug, especially an amphetamine, wears off.
10.Medicine/Medical Slang . to suffer cardiac arrest.
11.Ecology . (of a population) to decline rapidly.
12.Computers . to shut down because of a malfunction of hardware or software.
verb (used with object)
13.to break into pieces violently and noisily; shatter.
13.to break into pieces violently and noisily; shatter.
15.Aeronautics . to cause (an aircraft) to make a landing in an abnormal manner, usually damaging or wrecking the aircraft.
16.Informal .
a.to gain admittance to, even though uninvited: to crash a party.
a.to gain admittance to, even though uninvited: to crash a party.
b.to enter without a ticket, permission, etc.: to crash the gate at a football game.
noun
17.a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck: the crash of thunder.
17.a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck: the crash of thunder.
18.a breaking or falling to pieces with loud noise: the sudden crash of dishes.
20.the shock of collision and breaking.
21.a sudden and violent falling to ruin.
22. a sudden general collapse of a business enterprise, prosperity, the stock market, etc.: the crash of 1929.
24.Ecology . a sudden, rapid decline in the size of a population.
adjective
25. characterized by an intensive effort, especially to deal with an emergency, meet a deadline, etc.: a crash plan to house flood victims; a crash diet.
25. characterized by an intensive effort, especially to deal with an emergency, meet a deadline, etc.: a crash plan to house flood victims; a crash diet.