Crash
[kræʃ]
Definition
(noun.) the act of colliding with something; 'his crash through the window'; 'the fullback's smash into the defensive line'.
(noun.) a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); '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).
(noun.) (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative; 'the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since'.
(verb.) hurl or thrust violently; 'He dashed the plate against the wall'; 'Waves were dashing against the rock'.
(verb.) undergo damage or destruction on impact; 'the plane crashed into the ocean'; 'The car crashed into the lamp post'.
(verb.) break violently or noisily; smash;.
(verb.) cause to crash; 'The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace'; 'Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost'.
(verb.) fall or come down violently; 'The branch crashed down on my car'; 'The plane crashed in the sea'.
(verb.) move violently as through a barrier; 'The terrorists crashed the gate'.
(verb.) move with, or as if with, a crashing noise; 'The car crashed through the glass door'.
(verb.) make a sudden loud sound; 'the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night'.
(verb.) occupy, usually uninvited; 'My son's friends crashed our house last weekend'.
(verb.) undergo a sudden and severe downturn; 'the economy crashed'; 'will the stock market crash again?'.
(verb.) stop operating; 'My computer crashed last night'; 'The system goes down at least once a week'.
Checker: Williams--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t. ) To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence.
(v. i.) To make a loud, clattering sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once; to break in pieces with a harsh noise.
(v. i.) To break with violence and noise; as, the chimney in falling crashed through the roof.
(n.) A loud, sudden, confused sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once.
(n.) Ruin; failure; sudden breaking down, as of a business house or a commercial enterprise.
(n.) Coarse, heavy, narrow linen cloth, used esp. for towels.
Checked by Laurie
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Jar, clang, clash, resonance
ANT:Murmur, whisper, babble, rumbling, reverberation, din
Inputed by Byron
Definition
n. a coarse strong linen.
n. a noise as of things breaking or being crushed by falling; the shock of two bodies meeting: the failure of a commercial undertaking.—v.i. to fall to pieces with a loud noise: to move with such a noise.—v.t. to dash in pieces.
Inputed by Gretchen
Examples
- By dint of hard scrambling he finally straddled the top, but some loose stones crumbled away and fell with a crash into the court within. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Orders were shouted, but it was too late to save the giant propellers, and with a crash we rammed them. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- One hinge snapped, then the other, and down came the door with a crash. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- As several more houses are nearly ready to go, the next crash in Tom-all-Alone's may be expected to be a good one. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- About a hundred yards in advance was the other chaise, which had pulled up on hearing the crash. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Before I could say a word, the crash of carriage-wheels outside struck in, and stopped me. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Moore and Helstone are of 'earth's first blood'--no bunglers--no cravens---- A crash--smash--shiver--stopped their whispers. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Some lock below gurgled in _its_ throat immediately afterwards, and then a door crashed. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I abode until roof and rafters crackled and crashed around me. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Volley after volley they vomited upon the temple guards; volley on volley crashed through the thin air toward the fleeting and illusive fliers. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- As he stooped to place my food upon the ground I swung the chain above my head and crashed the links with all my strength upon his skull. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Tower after tower crashed down, with blazing roof and rafter; and the combatants were driven from the court-yard. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The heavy door crashed to: the axe had fallen--the pang was experienced. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The vault above became obscured, lightning flashed from the heavy masses, followed instantaneously by crashing thunder; then the big rain fell. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- There was a crashing crack and a downward stab of yellow in the dark. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The crashing of their blades upon mine raised a terrific din that might have been heard for miles through the silent night. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Scarcely had Mbonga ceased speaking when a great crashing of branches in the trees above them caused the blacks to look up in renewed terror. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Or had some sudden blow from her hand dashed the support away and sent the slab crashing down into its place? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- We heard the wheels of the dog-cart crashing on the gravel of the drive as we came into the hall. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- And for a moment Hermione's haggard eyes saw the fear on the face of the other, there was again a sort of crash, a crashing down. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The postern gate shakes, continued Rebecca; it crashes--it is splintered by his blows--they rush in--the outwork is won--Oh, God! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
Checker: Salvatore