Meaning & Definition of Crash in English

1. A loud resonant repeating noise

• "He could hear the clang of distant bells"

2. A serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)

• "They are still investigating the crash of the twa plane"

3. A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

4. The act of colliding with something

• "His crash through the window"

• "The fullback's smash into the defensive line"

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"

1. Fall or come down violently

• "The branch crashed down on my car"

• "The plane crashed in the sea"

2. Move with, or as if with, a crashing noise

• "The car crashed through the glass door"

3. Undergo damage or destruction on impact

• "The plane crashed into the ocean"

• "The car crashed into the lamp post"

4. Move violently as through a barrier

• "The terrorists crashed the gate"

5. Break violently or noisily

• Smash

6. Occupy, usually uninvited

• "My son's friends crashed our house last weekend"

7. Make a sudden loud sound

• "The waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night"

8. Enter uninvited

• Informal

• "Let's crash the party!"

9. Cause to crash

• "The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace"

• "Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost"

10. Hurl or thrust violently

• "He dashed the plate against the wall"

• "Waves were dashing against the rock"

11. Undergo a sudden and severe downturn

• "The economy crashed"

• "Will the stock market crash again?"

12. Stop operating

• "My computer crashed last night"

• "The system goes down at least once a week"

13. Sleep in a convenient place

• "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable"