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I UK [kræʃ] / US verb
Word forms "crash":
present tense I/you/we/they crash he/she/it crashes present participle crashing past tense crashed past participle crashed

1) [intransitive] if a moving vehicle crashes, it hits something, causing damage

The car skidded and I thought we were going to crash.

crash into:

Three people were killed when their car crashed into a tree.

a) [transitive] if someone crashes a moving vehicle, they hit something with it, causing damage

On his way to the party, Cliff crashed his car.

b) [intransitive/transitive] if a plane crashes, or if someone crashes it, it falls from the sky

A 737 aircraft crashed near Heidelberg.

He crashed his plane on landing, causing £9,000 of damage.

crash into:

Amazingly, he survived when his plane crashed into the sea.

2)

a) [intransitive/transitive] to hit something hard, making a loud noise and often causing damage

crash against/into/through/to:

A ball came crashing through the window.

The wind howled and the waves crashed against the rocks.

crash to the floor/ground:

As Kelly saw him, the tray she was carrying crashed to the floor.

crash something against/into something:

He lifted his foot and crashed it into the door.

b) [intransitive] to make a sudden loud noise, as if something is being hit

Thunder crashed and boomed outside.

3)

a) [intransitive] economics if the stock market crashes, its value falls suddenly

b) if a business crashes, it fails suddenly and completely

4) [intransitive] computing if a computer or computer program crashes, it suddenly stops working

5) [intransitive] informal to sleep somewhere for the night, usually when you did not plan to do this

You can crash at my place if you like.

6) [transitive] informal to go to a party that you have not been invited to

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- crash and burn

Phrasal verbs:

- crash around

- crash out

II UK [kræʃ] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "crash":
singular crash plural crashes

1) an accident that happens when a moving vehicle hits something, causing damage

a plane/car/train crash:

It was the worst train crash in thirty years.

in a crash:

He was seriously injured in a car crash.

a head-on crash (= between two vehicles that are moving towards each other):

a head-on crash between a car and a lorry

2) a loud noise like the sound of two hard things hitting each other and breaking

There was a loud crash from the kitchen.

the crash of the waves against the rocks

3)

a) economics a sudden fall in prices or in the value of the stock market

b) the sudden and complete failure of a business

4) computing an occasion when a computer or a computer program suddenly stops working

The system is prone to crashes.