Word of the Day - Crash
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.