crash

Noun
  1. A loud resonant repeating noise (synset 107394744)
    "he could hear the clang of distant bells"
    is a type of: noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
    same as: clang, clangor, clangoring, clangour, clank, clash
  2. A serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles) (synset 107316568)
    "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"
    is a type of: accident - an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
    subtypes: prang - a crash involving a car or plane
    same as: wreck
  3. A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) (synset 107493085)
    is a type of: happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens
    same as: collapse
  4. The act of colliding with something (synset 100127056)
    "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"
    is a type of: hit, hitting, striking - the act of contacting one thing with another
    subtypes: impaction, impingement - a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something
    same as: smash
  5. (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative (synset 107494014)
    "the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since"
    referred to in: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
    is a type of: misadventure, mischance, mishap - an instance of misfortune
    subtypes: head crash - (computer science) a crash of a read/write head in a hard disk drive (usually caused by contact of the head with the surface of the magnetic disk)
Verb
  1. Fall or come down violently (synset 201976584)
    "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"
    is a type of: come down, descend, fall, go down - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  2. Move with, or as if with, a crashing noise (synset 202092894)
    "The car crashed through the glass door"
    is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  3. Undergo damage or destruction on impact (synset 201564601)
    "the plane crashed into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post"
    is a type of: clash, collide - crash together with violent impact
    same as: ram
  4. Move violently as through a barrier (synset 202023134)
    "The terrorists crashed the gate"
    is a type of: pass - go across or through
  5. Break violently or noisily;
    Smash (synset 201564843)
    is a type of: disintegrate - break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
    same as: break apart, break up
    verb group: crash - cause to crash
  6. Occupy, usually uninvited (synset 202663176)
    "My son's friends crashed our house last weekend"
    is a type of: lodge in, occupy, reside - live (in a certain place)
  7. Make a sudden loud sound (synset 202181956)
    "the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night"
    is a type of: go, sound - make a certain noise or sound
  8. Enter uninvited;
    Informal (synset 202022863)
    "let's crash the party!"
    is a type of: intrude, irrupt - enter uninvited
    same as: barge in, gate-crash
  9. Cause to crash (synset 201564990)
    "The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace"; "Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost"
    causes: break apart, break up, crash - break violently or noisily; smash
    is a type of: collide - cause to collide
    subtypes:
    • wrap - crash into so as to coil around
    • prang - crash
    • ditch - crash or crash-land
    verb group: break apart, break up, crash - break violently or noisily; smash
  10. Hurl or thrust violently (synset 201510039)
    "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock"
    is a type of: cast, hurl, hurtle - throw forcefully
    same as: dash
  11. Undergo a sudden and severe downturn (synset 200584141)
    "the economy crashed"; "will the stock market crash again?"
    is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
  12. Stop operating (synset 200435872)
    "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week"
    is a type of: break, break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, give way, go, go bad - stop operating or functioning
    same as: go down
  13. Sleep in a convenient place (synset 200017667)
    "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable"
    is a type of: bed down, bunk down - go to bed
    same as: doss, doss down

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