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–verb (used without object)
1.to make a loud, clattering noise, as of something dashed to pieces.
2.to break or fall to pieces with noise.
3.(of moving vehicles, objects, etc.) to collide, esp. violently and noisily.
4.to move or go with a crash; strike with a crash.
5.Aeronautics. to land in an abnormal manner, usually causing severe damage: The airliner crashed.
6.to collapse or fail suddenly, as a financial enterprise: The stock market crashed.
7.Informal. to gain admittance to a party, performance, etc., without an invitation, ticket, or permission.
8.Slang.
a.to sleep.
b.to have a temporary place to sleep or live without payment: He let me crash at his house.
c.to fall asleep: I get home in the evening and I just crash till it's time for dinner.
9.Slang. to experience unpleasant sensations, as sudden exhaustion or depression, when a drug, esp. an amphetamine, wears off.
10.Medicine/Medical Slang. to suffer cardiac arrest.
11.Ecology. (of a population) to decline rapidly.
12.Computers. to shut down because of a malfunction of hardware or software.
–verb (used with object)
13.to break into pieces violently and noisily; shatter.
14.to force or drive with violence and noise (usually fol. by in, through, out, etc.).
15.Aeronautics. to cause (an aircraft) to make a landing in an abnormal manner, usually damaging or wrecking the aircraft.
16.Informal.
a.to gain admittance to, even though uninvited: to crash a party.
b.to enter without a ticket, permission, etc.: to crash the gate at a football game.
–noun
17.a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck: the crash of thunder.
18.a breaking or falling to pieces with loud noise: the sudden crash of dishes.
19.a collision or crashing, as of automobiles, trains, etc.
20.the shock of collision and breaking.
21.a sudden and violent falling to ruin.
22.a sudden general collapse of a business enterprise, prosperity, the stock market, etc.: the crash of 1929.
23.Aeronautics. an act or instance of crashing.
24.Ecology. a sudden, rapid decline in the size of a population.
–adjective
25.characterized by an intensive effort, esp. to deal with an emergency, meet a deadline, etc.: a crash plan to house flood victims; a crash diet.

[Origin: 1350–1400; 1920–25 def. 16; 1870–75 for def. 22; ME crasche, b. crase to break (see craze) and masche mash]

crasher, noun

13. smash. 21. failure, ruin.
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–noun
1.a plain-weave fabric of rough, irregular, or lumpy yarns, for toweling, dresses, etc.
2.Bookbinding. starched cotton fabric used to reinforce the spine of a bound book.

[Origin: 1805–15; prob. < Russ krashenína painted or dyed coarse linen, equiv. to kráshen() painted (ptp. of krásit' to paint) + -ina n. suffix]
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crash 1    Audio Help   (krāsh)  Pronunciation Key 
v.   crashed, crash·ing, crash·es

v.   intr.
    1. To break violently or noisily; smash.
    2. To undergo sudden damage or destruction on impact: Their car crashed into a guardrail. The airplane crashed over the ocean.
    3. To find temporary lodging or shelter, as for the night.
    4. To go to sleep.
  1. To make a sudden loud noise: breakers crashing against the rocks.
  2. To move noisily or so as to cause damage: went crashing through the woods.
  3. To undergo a sudden severe downturn, as a market or economy.
  4. Computer Science To stop functioning due to a crash.
  5. Slang To undergo a period of unpleasant feeling or depression as an aftereffect of drug-taking.
  6. Slang
    1. To find temporary lodging or shelter, as for the night.
    2. To go to sleep.

v.   tr.
  1. To cause to crash.
  2. To dash to pieces; smash.
  3. Informal To join or enter (a party, for example) without invitation.

n.  
  1. A sudden loud noise, as of an object breaking.
    1. A smashing to pieces.
    2. A collision, as between two automobiles. See Synonyms at collision.
    3. A sudden failure of a hard drive caused by damaging contact between the head and the storage surface, often resulting in the loss of data on the drive.
    4. A sudden failure of a program or operating system, usually without serious consequences.
  2. A sudden severe downturn: a market crash; a population crash.
  3. Computer Science
    1. A sudden failure of a hard drive caused by damaging contact between the head and the storage surface, often resulting in the loss of data on the drive.
    2. A sudden failure of a program or operating system, usually without serious consequences.
  4. Slang Mental depression after drug-taking.

adj.   Informal
Of or characterized by an intensive effort to produce or accomplish: a crash course on income-tax preparation; a crash diet.


[Middle English crasschen; probably akin to crasen, to shatter; see craze.]

crash'er n.
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crash 2    Audio Help   (krāsh)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A coarse, light, unevenly woven fabric of cotton or linen, used for towels and curtains.
  2. Starched reinforced fabric used to strengthen a book binding or the spine of a bound book.


[From Russian krashenina, colored linen, from krashenie, coloring, from krasit', to color; see ker-3 in Indo-European roots.]

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crash 
c.1400, crasschen "break in pieces," appeared 14c. with no identifiable ancestors or relatives, and is probably onomatopoeic. Sense of "financial collapse" is 1817, "collision" is 1910, "falling airplane" is W.W.I. Computing sense is 1973, which makes it one of the earliest computer jargon words. Meaning "break into a party, etc." is 1922. Slang meaning "sleep" dates from 1943; especially from 1965.

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crash

noun
1. a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells" [syn: clang
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" 

verb
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!" [syn: barge in
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" [syn: doss

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crash1 [krӕʃ] noun
a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard
Example: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.
Arabic: صَوتُ التَّصادُم
Chinese (Simplified): 撞击声
Chinese (Traditional): 撞擊聲
Czech: třesk, hřmot, řinčení
Danish: brag
Dutch: lawaai
Estonian: kolin, ragin
Finnish: rysähdys
French: fracas
German: das Krachen
Greek: πάταγος
Hungarian: csattanás
Icelandic: brak, braml
Indonesian: bunyi keras dari sesuatu yang jatuh
Italian: frastuono
Japanese: 大音響
Korean: (물건이 부딪치거나 깨질 때의) 요란한 소리
Latvian: blīkšķis; rībiens
Lithuanian: trenksmas
Norwegian: brak
Polish: łomot
Portuguese (Brazil): estrondo
Portuguese (Portugal): estrondo
Romanian: pocnet
Russian: грохот
Slovak: hrmot
Slovenian: trušč
Spanish: estruendo, estrépito
Swedish: brak, krasch, skräll
Turkish: şangırtı, gümbürtü
crash2 [krӕʃ] noun
a collision
Example: There was a crash involving three cars.
Arabic: إصطِدام
Chinese (Simplified): 撞车
Chinese (Traditional): 撞車
Czech: srážka
Danish: sammenstød; kollision
Dutch: botsing
Estonian: kokkupõrge
Finnish: kolari
French: accident
German: der Zusammenstoß
Greek: σύγκρουση, συντριβή
Hungarian: karambol, baleset, szerencsétlenség
Icelandic: árekstur
Indonesian: tabrakan
Italian: incidente
Japanese: 衝突
Korean: 충돌
Latvian: avārija
Lithuanian: avarija, sudužimas, susidūrimas
Norwegian: krasj, ulykke, velt
Polish: kraksa
Portuguese (Brazil): trombada
Portuguese (Portugal): choque
Romanian: accident
Russian: авария
Slovak: zrážka
Slovenian: trčenje
Spanish: colisión, choque, encontronazo
Swedish: krock, kollision
Turkish: taşıt, *trafik kazası
crash3 [krӕʃ] noun
a failure of a business etc
Example: the Wall Street crash
Arabic: إنهِيار، إفْـلاس
Chinese (Simplified): 垮台;破产
Chinese (Traditional): 垮台;破產
Czech: krach
Danish: krak
Dutch: ineenstorting
Estonian: kokkuvarisemine
Finnish: romahdus
French: faillite
German: der Zusammenbruch
Greek: οικονομική κρίση, κατάρρευση
Hungarian: pénzügyi krach
Icelandic: fjárhagslegt hrun
Indonesian: kegagalan
Italian: fallimento, crollo
Japanese: 恐慌
Korean: (사업 등의) 파산
Latvian: bankrots
Lithuanian: krachas, bankrotas
Norwegian: krakk, konkurs
Polish: krach
Portuguese (Brazil): craque
Portuguese (Portugal): queda
Romanian: faliment(are)
Russian: крах
Slovak: krach
Slovenian: polom
Spanish: quiebra
Swedish: krasch
Turkish: iflâs
crash4 [krӕʃ] noun
a sudden failure of a computer
Example: A computer crash is very costly.
Chinese (Simplified): (计)崩溃
Chinese (Traditional): (計)崩潰
Russian: поломка компьютера
Turkish: arıza yapma, çökme
crash1 [krӕʃ] verb
to (cause to) fall with a loud noise
Example: The glass crashed to the floor.
Arabic: يَتَحَطَّـم، يَنْكَسـر
Chinese (Simplified): 碰撞
Chinese (Traditional): 碰撞
Czech: roztříštit (se)
Danish: smadre; styrte; brage
Dutch: kletterend vallen
Estonian: kolinal kukkuma, pillama
Finnish: pudottaa, pudota räsähtäen
French: (se) fracasser
German: krachen
Greek: πέφτω, χτυπώ με θόρυβο
Hungarian: lezuhan
Icelandic: skellast
Indonesian: jatuh
Italian: crollare; fracassarsi
Japanese: ガシャンと落ちる
Korean: (요란한 소리를 내며) 부서지다[부수다]
Latvian: sagāzties; sabrukt; (ar troksni) saplīst
Lithuanian: su trenksmu (nu)kristi, sudaužyti
Norwegian: brake, knuse, smadre
Polish: runąć z łoskotem
Portuguese (Brazil): espatifar(-se)
Portuguese (Portugal): esmigalhar-se
Romanian: a cădea; a (se) sparge
Russian: с грохотом падать
Slovak: rozbiť sa
Slovenian: treščiti
Spanish: caer con estrépito, estrellar(se)
Swedish: slå i kras
Turkish: gürültüyle kır(ıl)mak, parçala(n)mak
crash2 [krӕʃ] verb
to drive or be driven violently (against, into)
Example: He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.
Arabic: يَصْطَدم بِقُوّه، يبعَج
Chinese (Simplified): 撞坏
Chinese (Traditional): 撞坏
Czech: narazit, vrazit
Danish: støde ind; smadre
Dutch: botsen
Estonian: (millegi vastu) tormama
Finnish: törmätä
French: (faire) percuter
German: (zusammen-)stoßen
Greek: πέφτω, συγκρούομαι με το αυτοκίνητο πανω σε κτ.
Hungarian: beleszalad (vmibe), összetör (kocsit)
Icelandic: klessa
Indonesian: menabrak
Italian: fracassarsi
Japanese: 衝突する
Korean: 충돌하다
Latvian: ciest avāriju
Lithuanian: su- daužyti, trenktis
Norwegian: brase (sammen med, *inn i), krasje
Polish: rozbijać, wjeżdżać
Portuguese (Brazil): colidir, chocar-se contra
Portuguese (Portugal): bater
Romanian: a (se) ciocni
Russian: разбивать;врезаться
Slovak: naraziť
Slovenian: trčiti
Spanish: chocar contra, estrellar, colisionar
Swedish: krascha, kvadda
Turkish: çarpmak
crash3 [krӕʃ] verb
(of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed
Example: His plane crashed in the mountains.
Arabic: يتَحَطَّم، تَسْقُط الطائره
Chinese (Simplified): 坠毁
Chinese (Traditional): 墜毀
Czech: zřítit se
Danish: styrte ned
Dutch: te pletter vallen
Estonian: vastu maad põrkama
Finnish: syöksyä maahan
French: s'écraser
German: abstürzen
Greek: συντρίβομαι (για αεροσκάφος)
Hungarian: lezuhan
Icelandic: brotlenda
Indonesian: jatuh
Italian: schiantarsi
Japanese: 墜落する
Korean: 추락하다; 추락시키다
Latvian: nogāzties (par lidmašīnu)
Lithuanian: sudužti, numušti
Norwegian: krasje, styrte (ned, *inn i)
Polish: rozbijać się
Portuguese (Brazil): espatifar(-se)
Portuguese (Portugal): cair
Romanian: a se prăbuşi
Russian: разбиться
Slovak: zrútiť sa
Slovenian: zrušiti se
Spanish: estrellar(se)
Swedish: störta, krascha, kraschlanda
Turkish: çakılmak
crash4 [krӕʃ] verb
(of a business) to fail
Arabic: ينهار
Chinese (Simplified): 失败
Chinese (Traditional): 失敗
Czech: zkrachovat
Danish: krakke
Dutch: failliet gaan
Estonian: kokku varisema
Finnish: romahtaa
French: faire faillite
German: zusammenbrechen
Greek: χρεοκοπώ, αποτυγχάνω
Hungarian: megbukik
Icelandic: fara á hausinn
Indonesian: gagal
Italian: fallire
Japanese: つぶれる
Korean: 파산하다
Latvian: bankrotēt
Lithuanian: patirti bankrotą
Norwegian: gå konkurs
Polish: upadać
Portuguese (Brazil): falir
Portuguese (Portugal): falir
Romanian: a da faliment
Russian: потерпеть крах
Slovak: skrachovať
Slovenian: propasti
Spanish: quebrar, fracasar
Swedish: gå omkull, göra bankrutt
Turkish: çökmek
crash5 [krӕʃ] verb
to force one's way noisily (through, into)
Example: He crashed through the undergrowth.
Arabic: يَشُقُّ طَريقَه بضجَّـةِ
Chinese (Simplified): (发出很响声音地)冲闯
Chinese (Traditional): (發出很響聲音地)沖闖
Czech: prodírat se
Danish: brage; styrte
Dutch: stormen
Estonian: (endale) teed rajama
Finnish: työntyä
French: passer à travers qqch. avec fracas
German: stürzen, poltern
Greek: ορμώ
Hungarian: átcsörtet
Icelandic: ryðjast, brjótast
Indonesian: menerobos
Italian: aprirsi un varco rumorosamente*
Japanese: 突き進む
Korean: 밀고 나아가다
Latvian: (ar troksni) drāzties
Lithuanian: brautis
Norwegian: brase, *ramle (gjennom, *inn i)
Polish: pchać się
Portuguese (Brazil): abrir caminho ruidosamente
Portuguese (Portugal): penetrar
Romanian: a-şi face loc (cu zgomot)
Russian: с шумом пробираться
Slovak: predierať sa
Slovenian: lomastiti
Spanish: abrirse camino, *paso
Swedish: rusa (fara, braka) fram
Turkish: paldır küldür girmek
crash6 [krӕʃ] verb
(of a computer) to stop working suddenly
Example: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.
Chinese (Simplified): (计)忽然停止工作
Chinese (Traditional): (計)忽然停止工作
Russian: ломаться
Turkish: arıza yapmak, çökmek
crash [krӕʃ] adjective
rapid and concentrated
Example: a crash course in computer technology
Arabic: سَريع ومُرَكَّـز
Chinese (Simplified): 速成的
Chinese (Traditional): 速成的
Czech: intenzivní
Danish: lyn-
Dutch: spoed-
Estonian: intensiiv-
Finnish: intensiivi-
French: intensif
German: Intensiv-…
Greek: εντατικός
Hungarian: gyorstalpaló
Icelandic: skyndi-
Indonesian: intensif
Italian: intensivo
Japanese: 速成の
Korean: 속성의, 긴급의
Latvian: intensīvs; pastiprināts
Lithuanian: intensyvus
Norwegian: intensiv-
Polish: przyspieszony
Portuguese (Brazil): intensivo
Portuguese (Portugal): intensivo
Romanian: intensiv
Russian: ускоренный
Slovak: intenzívny
Slovenian: pospešen
Spanish: acelerado, intensivo
Swedish: forcerad, intensiv
Turkish: yoğun
See also: crash-helmet, crash-land

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1. A sudden, usually drastic failure. Most often said of the system, especially of magnetic disk drives (the term originally described what happened when the air gap of a hard disk collapses). "Three lusers lost their files in last night's disk crash." A disk crash that involves the read/write heads dropping onto the surface of the disks and scraping off the oxide may also be referred to as a "head crash", whereas the term "system crash" usually, though not always, implies that the operating system or other software was at fault.
2. To fail suddenly. "Has the system just crashed?" "Something crashed the OS!" See down. Also used transitively to indicate the cause of the crash (usually a person or a program, or both). "Those idiots playing SPACEWAR crashed the system."
[The Jargon File]
(1994-12-01)

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Crash\ (kr?sh>), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crashed (kr?sht); p. pr. & vb. n. Crashing.] [OE. crashen, the same word as crasen to break, E. craze. See Craze.] To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence. [R.]

He shakt his head, and crasht his teeth for ire. --Fairfax.
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Crash\, v. i. 1. To make a loud, clattering sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once; to break in pieces with a harsh noise.

Roofs were blazing and walls crashing in every part of the city. --Macaulay.

2. To break with violence and noise; as, the chimney in falling crashed through the roof.
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Crash

Crash\, n. 1. A loud, sudden, confused sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once.

The wreck of matter and the crash of worlds. --Addison.

2. Ruin; failure; sudden breaking down, as of a business house or a commercial enterprise.
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Crash

Crash\, n. [L. crassus coarse. See Crass.] Coarse, heavy, narrow linen cloth, used esp. for towels.
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