| a brief, intensive course of instruction, as to prepare one quickly for a test. |
| Main Entry: | crash course |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a fast, intensive training in or study of a subject, esp. on the basics; also called cram course |
| Example: | They took a crash course on French before the trip. |
crash course
A short, intensive training course, as in Daisy planned to take a crash course in cooking before she got married. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]