crash

(krăsh)

v., crashed, crash·ing, crash·es.

v.intr.

1. 1. To break violently or noisily; smash.
   2. To undergo sudden damage or destruction on impact: Their car crashed into a guardrail. The airplane crashed over the ocean.
2. To make a sudden loud noise: breakers crashing against the rocks.
3. To move noisily or so as to cause damage: went crashing through the woods.
4. To undergo a sudden severe downturn, as a market or economy.
5. Computer Science. To stop functioning due to a crash.
6. Slang. To undergo a period of unpleasant feeling or depression as an aftereffect of drug-taking.
7. Slang.
   1. To find temporary lodging or shelter, as for the night.
   2. To go to sleep.

v.tr.

1. To cause to crash.
2. To dash to pieces; smash.
3. Informal. To join or enter (a party, for example) without invitation.

n.

1. A sudden loud noise, as of an object breaking.
2. 1. A smashing to pieces.
   2. A collision, as between two automobiles. See synonyms at collision.
3. A sudden severe downturn: a market crash; a population crash.
4. Computer Science.
   1. A sudden failure of a hard drive caused by damaging contact between the head and the storage surface, often resulting in the loss of data on the drive.
   2. A sudden failure of a program or operating system, usually without serious consequences.
5. Slang. Mental depression after drug-taking.

adj. Informal
Of or characterized by an intensive effort to produce or accomplish: a crash course on income-tax preparation; a crash diet.

idiom:

crash and burn Slang.

1. To fail utterly.
2. To fall asleep from exhaustion.
3. To wipe out, as in skateboarding.

[Middle English crasschen, probably akin to crasen, to shatter. See craze.]

crasher crash'er n.

crash² (krăsh)
n.

1. A coarse, light, unevenly woven fabric of cotton or linen, used for towels and curtains.
2. Starched reinforced fabric used to strengthen a book binding or the spine of a bound book.

[From Russian krashenina, colored linen, from krashenie, coloring, from krasit', to color.]

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Since the 1950s, crash has been used attributively (before a noun) to denote something such as a course or programme that is done or undertaken urgently or quickly, e.g. a crash course in Russian or a crash diet. In this use, crash seems to be unaffected by possible associations of collision and violence (or indeed of computer failure), though a crash course in driving skills might come dangerously close to suggesting them.

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Finance: precipitate drop in stock prices and economic activity, as in the crash of 1929, which initiated the Great Depression. Crashes are usually brought on by a loss in investor confidence.


Data processing: hardware failure or program error causing a computer to become inoperable. A well-designed operating system contains protection against inappropriate input so that a user’s program will not be able to cause a system crash.

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verb

1. To undergo wrecking: smash. Informal crack up, pile up. See help/harm/harmless.
2. To come together or come up against with force: bump, collide. See conflict/cooperation.
3. To strike, set down, or close in such a way as to make a loud noise: bang, clap, slam, whack. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
4. To strike together with a loud, harsh noise: clash, smash. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
5. To undergo sudden financial failure: break, bust, collapse, fail, go under. Informal fold. Idioms: go belly up, go bust, go on the rocks, go to the wall. See money.
6. To go to bed: bed (down), retire. Informal turn in. Slang flop. Idioms: call it a night, hit thehaysack. See awareness/unawareness.

noun

1. A loud striking together: clash, smash. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. A forceful movement causing a loud noise: bang, slam, smash, wham. See strike/miss.
3. A wrecking of a vehicle: smash, smashup, wreck. Informal crackup, pileup. See help/harm/harmless.
4. Violent forcible contact between two or more things: bump, collision, concussion, impact, jar, jolt, percussion, shock, smash. See conflict/cooperation.
5. An abrupt disastrous failure: breakdown, collapse, debacle, smash, smashup, wreck. See money.

adjective

Designed to meet emergency needs as quickly as possible: Informal hurry-up, rush. See fast/slow/velocity.

n

Definition: bang
Antonyms: silence

1. n. A sudden, usually drastic failure. Most often said of the system (q.v., sense 1), esp. of magnetic disk drives (the term originally described what happens when the air gap of a hard disk collapses). “Three lusers lost their files in last night's disk crash.” A disk crash that involves the read/write heads dropping onto the surface of the disks and scraping off the oxide may also be referred to as a head crash, whereas the term system crash usually, though not always, implies that the operating system or other software was at fault.

2. v. To fail suddenly. “Has the system just crashed?” “Something crashed the OS!” See down. Also used transitively to indicate the cause of the crash (usually a person or a program, or both). “Those idiots playing SPACEWAR crashed the system.”

3. vi. Sometimes said of people hitting the sack after a long hacking run; see gronk out.

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A major decline in a financial market.

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n. a person who attends a party uninvited.  The crashers ruined the party, and my dad called the cops.

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verb
verb, trans. orig US

1: To enter without permission. (1922 —) .
R. Fuller I hope you'll forgive me crashing your excellent party (1953).

2: intr. To sleep, esp. for a single night in an improvised bed; often with out. (1969 —) .
Guardian The homeless one was sure that someone would always offer him a place 'to crash' (1970).

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For a list of words related to crash, see:

• General Technology - crash: system failure and shutdown due to software or hardware malfunction
• Fabrics and Cloth - crash: rough, irregular fabric, esp. for draperies and toweling
• Securities - crash: abrupt, sharp decrease in asset prices, esp. stocks
• Parties and Partying - crash: (vb) Informal. attend a party uninvited
• Descriptions of Sounds
• Comic Sound Effects
• Fusses and Troubles
• Drunkenness, Drunkards, and Alcoholism - crash: (vb) Slang. experience aftereffects of intoxication
• Paraphernalia and Behavior - crash: (vb) Slang. fall asleep or come down from effect of drug
• Violent Actions - crash: collide violently, shatter or break in pieces

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - brage, klirre, kastes, falde, støde sammen, forulykke, styrte ned, tabe stort, gå ned, gå fallit
v. tr. - smadre, knuse, få til at falde ned, støde sammen med, styrte ned med, flyve ind i, køre over for
n. - brag, brud, sammenstød, nedstyrtning, fallit, systemsvigt
adj. - hurtig-, lyn-, katastrofe-
adv. - med et brag

idioms:

• crash a party    komme uindbudt til et selskab
• crash barrier    autoværn
• crash course    lynkursus
• crash halt    katastrofeopbremsning
• crash helmet    styrthjelm
• crash land    nødlande, få til at nødlande
• crash out    blive natten over

2.
n. - groft lærred, groft bomuldsstof

Nederlands (Dutch)
botsing, klap, (auto) ongeluk, neerstorting, krach, met een klap, spoed-, (doen) botsen/ neerstorten, dreunen, onuitgenodigd/ zonder te betalen binnenvallen, blijven slapen, ineenstorten, crashen (computer), over de kop gaan, door rood licht rijden

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - s'écraser, se rentrer dedans, se percuter, (Fin) faire faillite, s'effondrer (des prix), faire du boucan, éclater, se fracasser, s'abattre (un arbre), (Comput) se planter (un système informatique), se coucher, pioncer
v. tr. - avoir un accident, rentrer dans/percuter, s'introduire quelque part (sans avoir été invité)
n. - fracas, (Aut, Aviat, Rail) accident
adj. - fracassant, accidenté
adv. - avec fracas

idioms:

• crash a party    s'introduire dans une réception sans invitation, resquiller
• crash barrier    enfoncer la barrière
• crash course    cours intensif
• crash halt    halte soudaine
• crash helmet    casque
• crash land    poser un avion en catastrophe
• crash out    se mettre à roupiller, pioncer (chez qn)

2.
n. - (Fin) crack, faillite

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - krachen, zusammenbrechen, ungeladen auf eine Party gehen, zusammenprallen, abstürzen
n. - Krachen, Unfall, Zusammenstoß, Zusammenbruch
adj. - (Am)(sl) blitzschnell
adv. - krachend

idioms:

• crash a party    ungeladen auf eine Party gehen
• crash barrier    Leitplanke
• crash course    Intensivkurs
• crash halt    Notstopp
• crash helmet    Sturzhelm
• crash land    Bruchlandung machen
• crash out    einpennen

2.
n. - Leinendrell, Teppichschoner

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γκρεμίζομαι, γκρεμοτσακίζομαι, συντρίβομαι ή θρυμματίζομαι με πάταγο, συγκρούομαι, τρακάρω, τσακίζομαι, συντρίβω, τσακίζω, εισβάλλω ή επισκέπτομαι απρόσκλητος, διανυκτερεύω, περνώ τη νύχτα (σε πρόχειρο κατάλυμα), (οικον.) καταρρέω, κατρακυλώ, (αθλητ.) συντρίβομαι, (Η/Υ) καταρρέω
n. - βρόντος, πάταγος, βροντοχτύπημα, σύγκρουση, τρακάρισμα, τσάκισμα, συντριβή, αιφνίδια και δραματική πτώση χρηματιστηριακών τιμών (κν. κραχ), (οικονομική) κατάρρευση, (Η/Υ) κατάρρευση, ολική βλάβη (συστήματος Η/Υ)
attrib. - κατεπείγων, υπερεντατικός

idioms:

• crash a party    πηγαίνω απρόσκλητος σε πάρτι
• crash barrier    προστατευτικό περίφραγμα
• crash course    σειρά εντατικών μαθημάτων
• crash halt    (Βρετ.) απότομο σταμάτημα, κοκάλωμα
• crash helmet    κράνος ασφαλείας (μοτοσικλετιστή)
• crash land    προσγειώνομαι ανώμαλα
• crash out    δραπετεύω

Italiano (Italian)
cadere, fallire, rimbombare, sbattere, scontrarsi, colpo, crollo, scontro

idioms:

• crash a party    invitarsi a una festa
• crash barrier    barriera di protezione
• crash course    corso intensivo
• crash halt    arresto improvviso
• crash helmet    casco di protezione
• crash land    atterrare di fortuna
• crash out    dormir fuori

Português (Portuguese)
v. - bater, avançar (sinal de trânsito)
n. - batida (f), desastre (m) financeiro
attrib. - concentrado

idioms:

• crash a party    penetrar em uma festa
• crash barrier    ultrapassar uma barreira
• crash course    rota (f) de colisão
• crash halt    parar de se mover
• crash helmet    capacete (m) protetor
• crash land    aterrissagem (f) forçada
• crash out    colidir

Русский (Russian)
обрушиться, грохотать, врезаться, грохот, крах, столкновение

idioms:

• crash a party    прийти на вечеринку без приглашения
• crash barrier    заградительный барьер, дорожное ограждение
• crash course    интенсивный курс
• crash halt    внезапная остановка автомобиля
• crash helmet    шлем мотоциклиста
• crash land    совершить аварийную посадку
• crash out    вырубиться

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - romperse, hacerse añicos
v. tr. - caer con estrépito, quebrar, fracasar, resonar, retumbar, chocar, colisionar
n. - estruendo, estrépito, estallido, choque, colisión
adj. - roto, quebrado, fracasado, chocado
adv. - estrepitosamente, estruendosamente

idioms:

• crash a party    colarse en una fiesta, entrar de rondón
• crash barrier    valla protectora, barrera de protección
• crash course    curso acelerado
• crash halt    parada de emergencia
• crash helmet    casco protector
• crash land    aterrizaje forzoso o de emergencia
• crash out    caer redondo, dormirse

2.
n. - crisis económica

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - braka, krossas, spricka, braka iväg/fram, störta, förolyckas, falla (bildl.), slagga (sl.), slå i kras, kvadda, tränga sig på (vard.)
n. - brak, dunder, katastrof, störtning, kollision, finansiell krasch
attr. - krasch-, krock-, smäll-, brak-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 碰撞, 坠落, 倒下, 冲, 闯, 坠毁, 撞坏, 发出撞击声, 发出爆裂声, 撞击, 砸碎, 使坠毁, 使撞坏, 无票进入, 闯入, 相撞, 撞击声, 爆裂声, 迫降, 失败, 应急的, 速成的

idioms:

• crash a party    擅自闯入宴会, 擅自入场, 无票进入
• crash barrier    碰撞护栏
• crash course    速成班
• crash halt    紧急煞车
• crash helmet    防撞头盔, 安全帽
• crash land    使摔机着陆, 摔机着陆
• crash out    逃出, 越狱

2. 轰隆声

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. intr. - 碰撞, 墜落, 倒下, 沖, 闖, 墜毀, 撞壞, 發出撞擊聲, 發出爆裂聲
v. tr. - 撞擊, 砸碎, 沖, 闖, 使墜毀, 使撞壞, 無票進入, 闖入
n. - 相撞, 撞擊聲, 爆裂聲, 墜毀, 迫降, 失敗
adj. - 應急的, 速成的

idioms:

• crash a party    擅自闖入宴會, 擅自入場, 無票進入
• crash barrier    碰撞護欄
• crash course    速成班
• crash halt    緊急煞車
• crash helmet    防撞頭盔, 安全帽
• crash land    使摔機著陸, 摔機著陸
• crash out    逃出, 越獄

2.
n. - 轟隆聲

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 박살 나다, 충돌하다, 실패하다
v. tr. - 무너뜨리다, 부수다
n. - 굉음과 함께 부서지기, 충돌, 추락
adj. - 전력을 기울인, 벼락치기의
adv. - 요란하게 소리 내며

idioms:

• crash out    공으로 묵다, 탈옥하다

2.
n. - 수건, 식탁보, 여름옷 용의 올이 굵은 마직물

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 衝突, 墜落, すさまじい音, ガラガラという音, 崩壊, 目の粗い麻布, クラッシュ
v. - 墜落する, 衝突する, 砕ける, つぶれる, すさまじい音をたてる
adj. - 一気に行う, 大急ぎの
adv. - ガチャンと

idioms:

• crash a party    パーティに押しかける
• crash barrier    ガードレール, 中央分離帯
• crash course    特訓
• crash halt    急停車
• crash helmet    ヘルメット
• crash land    不時着させる, 胴体着陸させる
• crash out    ただで泊まる, 刑務所を脱走する, 脱獄する, すぐ寝入る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) صدم, اصطدم, سقط, انهار, رطم, ارتطم (الاسم) اصطدام, ارتطام, تحطم, انهيار (صفه) شديد, مركز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התנגש, התרסק, נע ברעש, התמוטט, התפרץ, נחל תבוסה, קרסה לפתע (מערכת מחשב), עבר באדום (מדוברת), נעשה בחיפזון‬
v. tr. - ‮ניפץ, התפרץ‬
n. - ‮התרסקות, התמוטטות, חורבן בד"כ כספי, התנגשות בייחוד בין כלי-רכב‬
adj. - ‮בקול-נפץ, ברעש, טראח, מהיר, דרסטי, מאומץ‬
n. - ‮אריג גס (למגבות)‬

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