Crash

The act of colliding with something

Synonyms

Smash

Examples

His crash through the window

Enter uninvited; informal

Derivation

Crasher

Examples

Let's crash the party!

Hurl or thrust violently

Synonyms

Dash

Undergo damage or destruction on impact

Synonyms

Ram

Type of

Clash

Collide

Examples

The plane crashed into the ocean

The car crashed into the lamp post

Break violently or noisily; smash

Sleep in a convenient place

Synonyms

Doss

Doss down

Examples

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

Stop operating

Synonyms

Go down

Examples

My computer crashed last night

A serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)

Synonyms

Wreck

Type of

Accident

Has types

Prang

Examples

They are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane

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

A loud resonant repeating noise

Cause to crash

Type of

Collide

Has types

Ditch

Wrap

Prang

Examples

The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace

Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost

(computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative

Has types

Head crash

Examples

The crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since

Fall or come down violently

Examples

The branch crashed down on my car

The plane crashed in the sea

Make a sudden loud sound

Type of

Sound

Go

Examples

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

Move violently as through a barrier

Type of

Pass

Examples

The terrorists crashed the gate

Move with, or as if with, a crashing noise

Type of

Move

Examples

The car crashed through the glass door

Occupy, usually uninvited

Examples

My son's friends crashed our house last weekend

Undergo a sudden and severe downturn

Type of

Change

Examples

The economy crashed

Will the stock market crash again?