crash
1. a loud resonant repeating noise (Freq. 9)
- he could hear the clang of distant bells
• Syn:
clang, clangor, clangour, clangoring, clank, clash
• Derivationally related forms:
clank (for: clank), clangour (for: clangour), clangorous (for: clangor), clangor (for: clangor), clang (for: clangor), clang (for: clang)
• Hypernyms:
noise
2. a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles) (Freq. 4)
- they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane
• Syn:
wreck
• Hypernyms:
accident
• Hyponyms:
prang
3. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
collapse
• Derivationally related forms:
collapse (for: collapse)
• Hypernyms:
happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
4. the act of colliding with something (Freq. 1)
- his crash through the window
- the fullback's smash into the defensive line
• Syn:
smash
• Hypernyms:
hit, hitting, striking
• Hyponyms:
impingement, impaction
5. (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
• Topics:
computer science, computing
• Hypernyms:
mishap, misadventure, mischance
• Hyponyms:
head crash
1. fall or come down violently (Freq. 9)
- The branch crashed down on my car
- The plane crashed in the sea
• Hypernyms:
descend, fall, go down, come down
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
- The branches crash from the trees
2. move with, or as if with, a crashing noise (Freq. 3)
- The car crashed through the glass door
• Hypernyms:
move
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
3. undergo damage or destruction on impact (Freq. 2)
- the plane crashed into the ocean
- The car crashed into the lamp post
• Syn:
ram
• Hypernyms:
collide, clash
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
- These cars won't crash
4. move violently as through a barrier (Freq. 1)
- The terrorists crashed the gate
• Hypernyms:
pass, go through, go across
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
5. break violently or noisily;
smash (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
break up, break apart
• Hypernyms:
disintegrate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- The glass tubes crash
6. occupy, usually uninvited
- My son's friends crashed our house last weekend
• Hypernyms:
occupy, reside, lodge in
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. make a sudden loud sound
- the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night
• Hypernyms:
sound, go
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
8. enter uninvited;
informal
- let's crash the party!
• Syn:
barge in, gate-crash
• Derivationally related forms:
crasher
• Hypernyms:
intrude, irrupt
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
9. cause to crash
- The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace
- Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost
• Hypernyms:
collide
• Hyponyms:
wrap, prang, ditch
• Verb Group:
break up, break apart
• Cause:
break up, break apart
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
10. hurl or thrust violently
- He dashed the plate against the wall
- Waves were dashing against the rock
• Syn:
dash
• Hypernyms:
hurl, hurtle, cast
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
11. undergo a sudden and severe downturn
- the economy crashed
- will the stock market crash again?
• Hypernyms:
change
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
12. stop operating
- My computer crashed last night
- The system goes down at least once a week
• Syn:
go down
• Hypernyms:
fail, go bad, give way, die, give out,
conk out, go, break, break down
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
13. sleep in a convenient place
- You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable
• Syn:
doss, doss down
• Derivationally related forms:
dosser (for: doss)
• Hypernyms:
bed down, bunk down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
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