Crash - Definition

n 1: a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang
of distant bells" [syn: clang, clangor, clangour,
clangoring, clank, clash, crash]
2: a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles);
"they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"
[syn: crash, wreck]
3: a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks
(especially one that causes additional failures) [syn:
crash, collapse]
4: the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the
window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line" [syn:
crash, smash]
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"
v 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" [syn:
crash, ram]
4: move violently as through a barrier; "The terrorists crashed
the gate"
5: break violently or noisily; smash; [syn: crash, break up,
break apart]
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!" [syn:
barge in, crash, gate-crash]
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" [syn: crash,
dash]
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" [syn: crash, go
down]
13: sleep in a convenient place; "You can crash here, though
it's not very comfortable" [syn: doss, doss down,
crash]