crash1 verbcrash2 noun
crashcrash1 /kræʃ/ ●●● S3 W2 verb 
WORD ORIGINcrash1
Origin:
1300-1400 Probably from the soundVERB TABLE
crash
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | crash |
| he, she, it | crashes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | crashed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have crashed |
| he, she, it | has crashed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had crashed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will crash |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have crashed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am crashing |
| he, she, it | is crashing | |
| you, we, they | are crashing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was crashing |
| you, we, they | were crashing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been crashing |
| he, she, it | has been crashing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been crashing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be crashing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been crashing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- He lost control of his car at the first bend and crashed.
- Hundreds of hospital records were wiped out when the network crashed.
- I installed the new program and my computer crashed.
- My computer crashed, and we couldn't get it working again.
- Rick crashed his bike before he'd finished paying for it.
- The bus crashed into an embankment before bursting into flames.
- The cymbals crashed, and the symphony came to an end.
- The tire blew, causing him to crash the car.
- We crashed Stella's party last Friday.
- Witnesses say the jet crashed shortly after takeoff.
- You can crash at our place if you can't get a ride home.
- A few minutes later, a wall of water crashed over the lip of the Falls and Niagara was in business again.
- First I pulled the great ladder away from the tower, sending it crashing back into the trees.
- He stumbled backwards and struck a bed screen that crashed to the floor, bringing him with it.
- Most river tourists travel in big noisy motor rigs, which crash through all but the biggest rapids without difficulty.
- Since some airplanes and trains do crash, when does fear about traveling in them become a phobia?
- The Army set up emergency hotlines for inquiring parents but the system crashed several hours later because of a flood of calls.
- The utility takes 22K and crashed our test system on several occasions.
THESAURUS
verb [intransitive, transitive] to hit another vehicle, a tree, the ground etc, with a lot of force, causing a lot of damage: · The plane crashed a kilometre from the runway.· He was scared I’d crash his car.· The car crashed into a tree.
verb [transitive] to move into something quickly and with force: · He wasn’t paying attention, and almost hit another car.· The car hit a lamppost.
verb [intransitive] if two cars, trains, planes etc collide, they hit each other, especially when they are moving in opposite directions: · The two planes collided in mid-air.· An express train collided with a freight train in the morning rush hour.
phrasal verb [transitive] to hit a vehicle or object that is directly in front of you, especially because you are not paying attention: · He ran into the car in front while he was talking on his mobile phone.
phrasal verb [transitive] to crash into something, causing a great amount of damage: · An army helicopter smashed into the side of the mountain.
British English, plow into American English phrasal verb [transitive] to crash into something with a lot of force, especially when your vehicle continues moving afterwards: · The bus went out of control and ploughed into a line of traffic.
verb [transitive] to deliberately hit another boat or vehicle very hard, especially when it is not moving: · The ship had been rammed by a submarine.· The gunmen tried to ram the police car.
Longman Language Activatorto have an accident · You shouldn't go so fast on that motorcycle, you'll have an accident!· Jack's had an accident at school! They've taken him to the hospital.
to have a serious accident in a car, train, plane etc by violently hitting another vehicle or something such as a wall or the ground: · He lost control of his car at the first bend and crashed.· The plane crashed shortly after take-off.crash into/onto: · The bus crashed into an embankment before bursting into flames.crash a car/bike/plane etc: · Rick crashed his bike before he'd finished paying for it.
formal to have an accident - used in official written documents and in news reports: · If you are involved in an accident, wearing a seat belt will halve the risk of death.· Stolen cars are more likely to be involved in accidents.
to stop working if something goes wrong with a machine, it stops working normally - use this especially about complicated equipment, when you do not know what the problem is: · Who'll fix my computer if something goes wrong?something goes wrong with: · Occasionally something went wrong with the projector and the movie was canceled.· Something's gone wrong with my washing machine.
if a car, bus, train, or large machine breaks down , it stops working completely: · She was late for the meeting because her car broke down.· The elevators in this building are always breaking down.
if a computer crashes , it suddenly stops working, and information is often lost because of this: · I installed the new program and my computer crashed.· Hundreds of hospital records were wiped out when the network crashed.
if an engine cuts out , it suddenly stops working: · Every time Mark slowed down the engine cut out.· I started to go up the hill and the engine just cut out on me.
especially written if a part of a machine or of a piece of electrical equipment fails , it stops working: · The driver of the car claims that his brakes failed and he was unable to stop.· In the last ten minutes of the game, one of the television cameras failed.· One of the engines failed at 30,000 feet.
formal to stop working properly: · This is a sign that the computer's hard disk is malfunctioning.· Both satellites entered orbit but quickly malfunctioned.
British informal if a machine packs up , it stops working, especially because it is old: · When this record player packs up, I'll buy a CD player.· They won't know what to do if a pipe bursts or if the heater packs up.
computer problems if a computer or a piece of software crashes , or if you crash it, it suddenly and unexpectedly stops working: · My computer crashed, and we couldn't get it working again.
if a computer screen freezes , the computer will not accept any instructions because of a fault and everything on the screen is fixed in position: · The screen froze up, it crashed, and I lost all my work.
if a computer system is down , it has stopped working because of a fault or a problem: · Our computers are down right now, could you call back in an hour?go down: · The whole network went down without any warning.
a small fault in a computer program which prevents it from working properly: · Some bug in the program meant when I typed in a letter I got a number instead.
a set of instructions that have been secretly put on a computer or a computer program, that can destroy or change information stored there. Viruses spread easily from one computer or computer program to another: · A warning has gone out about a new virus that could wipe everything off your hard disk.· You cannot get a virus from an email message alone.
a problem with a piece of hardware or software, especially when the user gives the computer an instruction which it will not accept: · Whenever I try to enter the data the computer gives me an error window.
also corrupted information on a computer that is corrupt has been damaged and can no longer be read or used by the computer: · a corrupted file· Some segments of your hard drive are corrupt.
a car/train/plane etc hits something · The bus hit a tree and the driver was badly injured.· He pulled out of the driveway without looking, and almost hit another car.· Five sailors were killed when their ship hit a mine.hit something head-on (=directly) · The driver of a Ford van lost control and hit another car head-on.
to hit something that is directly in front of you with your vehicle, especially because you are not paying attention: · I turned too sharply and ran into the curb.· We almost ran into a Rolls-Royce that pulled out in front of us without signalling.
to hit and injure a person or animal while driving a vehicle: run over somebody/run somebody over: · How can you run over a child and not stop?be run over by something: · The boy's dog had been run over by a car.get run over: · Make sure the lights on your bike are working. I don't want you getting run over.
to hit something or someone very hard while you are driving a vehicle, making a lot of noise and causing damage: · The driver lost control on a curve and crashed into a tree.· An airplane had crashed into a mountain, killing all two hundred passengers.go crashing into something: · The car skidded, then went crashing into the bus shelter.· An army helicopter smashed into the side of the mountain.
to hit something or someone very hard while you are moving in a vehicle, especially when what you hit is not moving: · The driver had been drinking when he rammed into a car waiting at a red light.· Some idiot slammed into me from behind.
British /plow into American to hit a large number of vehicles or people with a vehicle, especially as a result of driving too fast, not paying attention etc: · The car went out of control and ploughed into a group of people on the sidewalk.· When the driver fell asleep, the bus ploughed into a line of traffic.
if two vehicles collide , they hit each other when they are moving in opposite directions: · Four or five cars had collided in the fog.collide with: · The transport helicopter he was in collided with another and crashed.
to deliberately hit another vehicle very hard, especially when it is not moving: · The ship had been rammed by a submarine.
British informal to hit something or someone with a vehicle: · Someone went into the back of my bike at the traffic lights.
to hit someone or something accidentally · Be careful with that stick! You nearly hit me with it.· There's a chip on the windshield where a stone hit it.hit somebody on the head/knee etc · The ball hit me in the face.hit your head/knee/elbow etc · The ceiling's very low. Mind you don't hit your head.hit something on/against something · I hit my elbow on the corner of that table.get hit · He ran out into the road and almost got hit.· Buildings that had gotten hit by bombs had still not been repaired.
if you bump into something or someone, you hit them with part of your body accidentally when you are walking or running somewhere: · Jim turned suddenly and bumped into me.· The room was dark, and I bumped into the door .
to accidentally and suddenly hit part of your body against something: bump your head/elbow/knee etc: · Babies are always bumping their heads.bump against: · His right leg bumped against the parking brake.
formal if something, especially a heavy object, strikes something or someone, it hits them hard once: · A house nearby had been struck by a falling tree.· The ball struck him in the face.
to hit someone or something extremely hard, especially while moving very fast: · Tyler injured his shoulder when he crashed into Jesse Lyons during practice.· Parts of the satellite crashed into the sea.go crashing into somebody/something: · He stopped suddenly, and I went crashing into him.· Glasses and bottles went crashing to the floor.
to hit someone or something with a short quick movement: · She knocked me with her elbow as she passed.knock against: · The heavy video camera knocked against his hip as he walked.knock into: · She turned and ran, knocking into bystanders as she went.knock something against/into something: · One of the movers knocked the sofa against a doorway.
to hit someone or something hard, often making a noise and hurting someone or damaging something: bang your head/knee/elbow etc: · I banged my head getting into the car.bang something into/against/on etc something: · Tom bashed his knee against the table.· He slipped, banging his guitar against the door.bang/bash into/against: · Kids raced around the playground, banging into each other, screaming, and letting off steam.
if two people or things collide , they accidentally hit each other when they are moving in different directions: · Barker and Mason collided while going for the ball.· When the plates of land that form the earth collide or slide past each other, earthquakes result.collide with: · I backed out of the door and promptly collided with someone. 'I'm sorry,' I said.
to hit your head, knee, elbow etc hard and painfully against something: crack something on/against something: · He slipped and cracked his head on the steps.· Mary cracked her knee on the corner of her desk.
to sleep in a place where you do not usually sleep to sleep for one night at someone else's house: · Are your friends sleeping over tonight?sleep over at: · Is it okay if I sleep over at Sam's house tomorrow night?
also crash out informal to sleep the night in a place you do not normally sleep, for example at a friend's house or on the floor of someone's room: · You can crash out at my place if you like.· Would you mind if I crashed on your couch?
British informal to sleep in a place where you do not usually sleep, especially not on a proper bed: · The party finished late, so I just dossed on the floor at Adele's.doss down: · You can stay here, if you don't mind dossing down on the floor.
to start sleeping · Are you two going to stop talking and go to sleep?· I looked over at Dave, but he had gone to sleep.· He lay on the sofa and pretended to go to sleep.go back to sleep (=go to sleep again after waking up) · If I wake up in the night, it takes me ages to go back to sleep.
to go to sleep - use this especially when you do not intend to, when you go to sleep quickly, or when going to sleep has been difficult: · Dad always falls asleep in front of the TV after Sunday lunch.· Has Monica fallen asleep yet?· I must have fallen asleep with the light on last night.fall asleep at the wheel (=while you are driving): · One in seven road accidents is caused by drivers falling asleep at the wheel.
to go to sleep when you do not intend to and sleep lightly for a short time: · Sorry, I must have dozed off for a few minutes.· I was just beginning to doze off when the telephone rang.
to go to sleep easily and peacefully: · At around 12.30, she did eventually drop off for an hour or so.· She kept dropping off for a few minutes, before waking with a start.drop off to sleep: · Janir had dropped off to sleep on the living room couch.
to go to sleep when you are sitting down, especially when you are trying hard to stay awake: · Sarah had almost nodded off when Victor suddenly spoke.· As the speaker droned on, only the occasional nudge from my husband kept me from nodding off.
to go to sleep gradually: · He must have drifted off again, for when he awoke, the train had come to a halt.· She was just starting to drift off, when she heard a scream downstairs.drift off to sleep: · That night as he drifted off to sleep, Quincy tried to imagine what the day would have been like if Marta had been there.
British if someone, especially a baby, is off , they have started sleeping: · Is the baby off yet?· I always wait until he's off before I turn the light out.
informal to go to sleep very quickly and deeply because you are very tired: · I went back to bed, and was out like a light.· After a day on the ranch, you'll be out like a light, I can tell you.
informal to fall asleep very quickly, especially in a place where you do not normally sleep: · "Did you get any sleep last night?" "Yeah, I crashed out as soon as my head hit the pillow."· He'd flaked out on my bed.
WORD SETSablaze, adjectiveacoustic, adjectiveacoustics, nounaglow, adjectivebaa, verbbabble, verbbabble, nounbabel, nounbaby talk, nounbackfire, verbbackground, nounbang, nounbang, verbbang, interjectionbark, verbbark, nounbattle cry, nounbay, verbbeat, verbbeat, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounblare, verbblast, nounbleat, verbbleep, nounbleep, verbblip, nounbong, nounboom, nounboom, verbbowwow, interjectionbrassy, adjectivebray, verbbrazen, adjectivebreathy, adjectivebubble, verbbump, nounchatter, verbchatter, nounclink, verbclink, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncrackle, verbcrackling, nouncrash, verbcrash, nouncreak, verbcreaky, adjectivecroak, verbcroak, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcrunch, nouncrunch, verbding-dong, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedrone, verbdrone, noundrown, verbdrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrumming, noundull, adjectiveecho, verbecho, nounfizz, verbflat, adjectivefootfall, nounfootstep, nounfusillade, noungrinding, adjectivegroan, verbgroan, noungrunt, verbgrunt, nounguffaw, verbgunshot, nounguttural, adjectivehigh, adjectivehigh, adverbhiss, verbindistinct, adjectiveirregular, adjectivelow, verbmarbled, adjectivematching, adjectivemellow, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemetallic, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmodulate, verbmonotone, nounmoo, verbmurmur, verbmurmur, nounmusical, adjectivemusically, adverbmute, verbnasal, adjectivenoise, nounoink, interjectionoof, interjectionpatter, verbpatter, nounpeal, nounpeal, verbpenetrating, adjectivepercussion, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepulse, nounputter, verbquack, verbquack, nounquaver, nounracket, nounrasp, verbrasp, nounraspberry, nounrat-a-tat, nounrattle, nounraucous, adjectivereedy, adjectivereport, nounresonance, nounresonant, adjectiveresonate, verbresonator, nounresound, verbresounding, adjectivereverberate, verbreverberation, nounrich, adjectivering, nounring, verbringing, adjectiveripple, verbripple, nounroar, nounroaring, adjectiveroll, verbrough, adjectiverustle, verbrustle, nounscratch, verbscratch, nounscream, verbscream, nounscrunch, verbsmoky, adjectivesnarl, verbsoft, adjectivesoft-spoken, adjectivesonorous, adjectivesotto voce, adverbsplosh, verbsweet, adjectiveswoosh, verbtick-tock, nountinny, adjectivetonal, adjectivevivid, adjectivevowel, nounwail, verbweak, adjectivewhack, nounwham, interjectionwhine, verbwhinny, verbwhirr, verbwhistle, verbwhistle, nounyelp, nounyowl, verbzoom, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
He was drunk when he crashed the car. The plates went crashing to the ground. A large branch came crashing down. Liverpool crashed to their worst defeat of the season.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He was forced to make a crash-landing in the desert. a horrific plane crash
He was drunk when he crashed the car. The plates went crashing to the ground. A large branch came crashing down. Liverpool crashed to their worst defeat of the season.· I saw the car leave the road and hit a tree.
(also a car wreck American English)· He was involved in a car crash.
(=suddenly stops working)
informal (=in which you learn a great deal in a very short time)· A husband was given a crash course in how to deliver a baby by a midwife on the phone.
He was forced to make a crash-landing in the desert. (=a very sudden and strict attempt to lose weight)· It’s better to lose weight gradually than to go on a crash diet.
a horrific plane crash (=a sudden landing caused by a problem with the engine etc)
· Six people were killed in a motorway crash.
· Their plane crashed shortly after take-off.
(=lands in a sudden and dangerous way because of a problem)· Their small plane crash-landed on a busy motorway yesterday.
· Over 200 people died in the plane crash.
· Police have named four more victims of the Selby rail crash.
(=where a plane etc crashed)· Wreckage was seen 200 metres away from the crash site.
(=one extremely loud sound)· Lightning flickered across the sky, followed seconds later by a loud crack of thunder.
· Thunder crashed overhead, waking the baby.
(also a train wreck American English)· Ten people were killed in the train crash.
· The crash victims were rushed to hospital.
(=fall noisily)· Huge waves crashed down on us.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· And it crashed back into me at high speed.· First I pulled the great ladder away from the tower, sending it crashing back into the trees.· But this day had sent my spirits and my ego crashing back down to earth, or rather water.· His high-fliers were brought crashing back to earth by a 3-0 Tranmere victory, however.· The door burst inward and crashed back against the wall.· With another blow from his forearm, he sent him crashing back down the cockpit.· The rifle's heavy brass butt crashed back into his shoulder.· Slowly, she heaved herself out of the sand and then, with a sickening crack she crashed back again.
· If the monetary system topples the economic system will also come crashing down.· The indexes came crashing down, making losers out of many neophyte capitalists gambling that prices would shoot up for ever.· The gay and lesbian rights movement has finally brought those strictures crashing down.· Then the carrier top will slip off your head and crash down and crush your wrists.· Juanito was ready for him, and the Kalashnikov crashed down at Trent's calf.· Miguel watched as big chunks of building came crashing down just beyond the engines.· Be careful not to push the unit in too far or it will crash down on to the floor of the casing.· Men jumped free as the gates crashed down.
· He was disturbed when his 2 attackers crashed in through a back door.· The Jaguar is reported to have crashed in a distant country, mad as hell.· Fighting against the wind we ran along the beach and watched a steel grey North Sea crashing in.· Encased in dry-suits, they struggled out into the bay to come crashing in on their boards.· Six-year-old Garry answered it, only to be knocked flying as two policemen came crashing in.· The relief crashed in around her.· Back at the other end, those waves of Lincoln attacks were still crashing in.
· I crashed out on the bed before I got the chance.· Some people are able to crash out completely after skiing.· The bells crashed out the joyous news practically all day.· Long-time leader Badrakhani crashed out at the fence, bringing down close fourth Rochester.· The bells crashed out again, I went quietly into the Church myself, carrying Heather.· He switched all the door and window alarms on before going to bed and crashing out.
· Most river tourists travel in big noisy motor rigs, which crash through all but the biggest rapids without difficulty.· We were allowed a split second to brace for its impact before crashing through.· It crashed through the barrier and then something horrible began.
NOUN· This could arise if an aircraft crashed and there was damage to houses in the area.· No mention was made of the other eleven persons on board and no mention of how the aircraft had crashed.· Read in studio Police have now named the three rugby fans who were killed when their light aircraft crashed into a field.· Probably the corpses of Army pilots killed in a 1956 aircraft crash.· The aircraft that crashed Saturday was listed eight times in the data.· Realising that the aircraft had crashed, two witness made their way to the wreckage in order to assist the pilot.· Ferris took the decision to abandon the aircraft, which crashed at 1205 at Oxborough, Norfolk.
· It crashed through the barrier and then something horrible began.· After the catch, he crashed hard into the barrier but held on to the ball.· Hakkinen was taken to the circuit for a routine check after suffering minor concussion when his car crashed into a barrier.
· The normality of Highly dangerous cars crash violently in comparison with?· She struck a parked car and crashed into the building, police said.· Then the police car had crashed into a fence.· Prime example: The Oct. 13 People, with its latest Diana cover, six weeks after the dreadful car crash.· Four were hurt when their car crashed off the A66 on the westbound carriageway near the Elton turn-off just outside Stockton.· All the trucks and cars started crashing into one another, too.· A boy was arrested after one car crashed.· Hakkinen was taken to the circuit for a routine check after suffering minor concussion when his car crashed into a barrier.
· The cancer research computer system crashed, halting vital research and ran up a bill of £10,000 making the calls.· And we forget that all these computers can crash with one shudder of an earthquake.
· Eastwood's try four minutes later sent Leeds crashing to their sixth defeat in nine matches.
· Suddenly the door crashed open and the hall was full of people, loud with voices.· I called to Dad but he didn't hear me; instead he sent another door crashing down.· The door burst inward and crashed back against the wall.· I'd made maybe ten yards when the door crashed open, and some grey edges appeared in the darkness before me.· Flying past Endill he hurtled through a door, crashing into the room beyond.· She could hear him singing, if you could call it that, just before the front door crashed open downstairs.
· But this day had sent my spirits and my ego crashing back down to earth, or rather water.· Perhaps the moon would spin out of its orbit and come crashing into the earth.· A good autumn wind would bring the whole edifice crashing to earth.· Instead, the Spartans came crashing to Earth.· His high-fliers were brought crashing back to earth by a 3-0 Tranmere victory, however.· Unlike Marlowe, he acknowledges time as an all powerful element which brings such fantasies crashing down to earth.
· His attempted flight involved crashing about an apartment complex parking lot, allegedly putting the lives of officers and residents in danger.· Some suspended flight display monitors also crashed to the floor.
· Both men hurtled on over the top of Barbara in a tangle of limbs, crashing to the office floor.· The statues on either side of Fenn crashed to the floor and he fell with them.· Just then, from the hallway came a roar as a stack of empty orange crates crashed to the floor.· Be careful not to push the unit in too far or it will crash down on to the floor of the casing.· In their bedroom something crashed to the floor, which immediately woke one of the twins who began to howl.· Overhead lights crashed to the auditorium floor and members of the audience bolted for exits.
· And listen: this is how I felt as my grandad's block came crashing into the ground.· Some marveled and some mourned, especially when the great elm was brought crashing to the ground.· It was then that the bullet flew past him, hitting the brass cross and sending the crucifix crashing to the ground.· The stammering policeman spun around, tripped on the rusty pot, and all but crashed to the ground.· The rest of it crashed to the ground and the teachers collapsed in a heap on the floor.· I crashed to the ground, picked myself up, and began staggering around the car to the other side.· Chimneys crashed to the ground, bringing roof tiles with them, but the insurance companies will replace those.· Then it crashed to the ground and died, no explosions, no flames reaching to the sky.
· The helicopter crashed in June 1994 with the loss of all four crew and 25 intelligence officers from Northern Ireland on board.· A similar model of transport helicopter crashed in 1977 in the West Bank, killing 54 paratroopers.
· Berwick crashed at home to Newcastle last Saturday, but staged a quick recovery with a last-heat win at Glasow.· Ann-Marie Coombes was 16 when she crashed driving home from a pub.· Northallerton surprisingly crashed 52 at home to Easington, after being level at half time.· It must be horrible for them when cars crash outside their homes.· Thirteen-year-old Joseph McKernan died when the car he was in crashed near his Carrickmore home.
· That's the same as a full jumbo jet crashing at Heathrow every day of the week and two on Sunday.
· Then, with-out warning, the world oil markets crashed.· And as the Saatchi shares peaked ahead of the 1987 stock market crash the seeds of its financial decline had already been sown.· The Breeze never mentioned the stock market crash.· What does it mean that a market has crashed?· My father found himself without an income about the time the stock market crashed.· That was fine; everyone at Salomon expected the market to crash.
· According to aviation officials the A-300 should have been 1,500 feet higher at the point where it crashed into a jagged mountain face.· It crashed around the mountain walls as if it would split them in two and she never heard the plane arrive.· Had the airplane crashed into the mountain, it would have cut a swath through the trees.
· Just half a mile from where the plane crashed, members of the public were attending a lambing opening day.· They also can model what happens when weapons are damaged, as when a plane carrying them crashes.· The amazing picture was taken by a Mirror reader seconds before the plane crashed.· And its hoped this will reveal exactly why the plane crashed so close to the airport.· We might imagine a single-seater plane crashing in the desert because the pilot has been taken ill and died.· The worst was in Paris, where storms caused four planes to crash.
· Get a friend to raise the blade vertically upwards to simulate crashing into a hidden rock in the stopper.· Not only missed, but crashed into the rocks like one of the nearby surfers falling off the crest of a wave.· From here I watch a patrol of pelicans skim the ocean surface while waves crash against the rocks.
· He attacked one Ju87 from behind, breaking away as the tail broke off his victim and it crashed into the sea.· He then broke away as Lambert was also firing at this aircraft, and watched it crash into the sea.· Some such understanding, or rather incomprehension, blurred my sight, filled my head with the crashing of the blackest sea.· Two weeks later a Jaguar crashed into the sea off Nairn, though the pilot ejected in time.· But his three-second, 89-metre flight ended in disaster when his £700 glider was wrecked as it crashed into the sea.· One by one, the concrete weighted drums were winched up and then sent crashing into the sea.
· She then literally jumped in her seat as a huge peal of thunder crashed directly overhead.· Lightning forked overhead, illuminating the camp like day, and thunder crashed deafeningly through the deep darkness that followed.· The thunder crashed, the lightning flared, and the rain came down in torrents.
· I attempted to explain the semiotics of George of the Jungle, feckless would-be Tarzan, for ever crashing into the nearest tree.· First I pulled the great ladder away from the tower, sending it crashing back into the trees.· Artillery began to crash into the tree lines, and artillery flares fell, as well.· Several weeks ago Victor came crashing down out of a tree and on to his back.· Some had crashed in the trees.
· Waiting for the ball and chain Come crashing through the wall.· But he never had control of the ball and dropped it as he crashed into the wall.· He says they crashed into a wall.· Charlie crashed into a wall and bounced off it like a rubber rhino.· An oil drum was kicked away, rolling and crashing into the wall beside her.· Here, all night long, synthetic waves crash tirelessly on to walls awash with projected images while loud music drowns out thought.· He crashed against the wall then fell, rolled the last few stairs to the hallway.· The door burst inward and crashed back against the wall.
· The surf was crashing outside my window and I was caressing a sentence at around 1 a.m. when the phone rang.· Riney decided to make a run for it and escaped, crashing through a glass window in the process.· A bullet went crashing through the rear window, shattering the glass behind me.· It came crashing through the window.· Rocks crashed through the window and bottles broke against the doors.
VERB· The 50-year-old actress is struggling to come to terms with a series of disasters that have brought her life crashing round her.· Some marveled and some mourned, especially when the great elm was brought crashing to the ground.· The gay and lesbian rights movement has finally brought those strictures crashing down.· A good autumn wind would bring the whole edifice crashing to earth.· His high-fliers were brought crashing back to earth by a 3-0 Tranmere victory, however.· Another quick defeat will bring them crashing down.· Unlike Marlowe, he acknowledges time as an all powerful element which brings such fantasies crashing down to earth.· What is the mechanism that brings capitalism crashing down?
· But this is unreliable, and can cause the machine to crash.· The worst was in Paris, where storms caused four planes to crash.· Such a war, if it went badly, might well cause stockmarkets to crash again.· He stressed again that any conclusion about what caused the plane to crash during a light snowstorm is still months away.· Script that works fine with Netscape can cause Internet Explorer to crash, and vice versa.
· Waiting for the ball and chain Come crashing through the wall.· The indexes came crashing down, making losers out of many neophyte capitalists gambling that prices would shoot up for ever.· If the monetary system topples the economic system will also come crashing down.· On Friday, more than 60, 000 cubic feet came crashing down each second.· If she pulled they would come crashing down on top of her, said Mr Wakerley.· When this hope came crashing down that summer, I was totally unaware that anything terrible had happened to her.· And listen: this is how I felt as my grandad's block came crashing into the ground.· Miguel watched as big chunks of building came crashing down just beyond the engines.
· He died in 1912 after crashing into the ocean off Santa Monica, California.
· She could hear her heart crashing in her ears.· She was in bed when she heard a crashing noise in the kitchen.· She heard it crash to the bottom of the stairs, and felt the floor quiver as it gained on her.· In the dense foliage around us I heard the mortars crashing heavily, shaking the air, searching for us.· Outside, we could hear the sea crashing on the shingle.· I could hear things crashing inside the house.· From his room Ansel could hear the waves crashing on Baker Beach.· It was near the ocean and Heather could hear the waves crashing on the reef from where she lay in the bed.
· It was then that the bullet flew past him, hitting the brass cross and sending the crucifix crashing to the ground.· Occasionally, comets even get bumped into orbits that send them crashing into the sun.· First I pulled the great ladder away from the tower, sending it crashing back into the trees.· Slamming on the brakes, our driver was unable to evade the animal, and sent it crashing along the pavement.· I called to Dad but he didn't hear me; instead he sent another door crashing down.· With another blow from his forearm, he sent him crashing back down the cockpit.· From there the Springboks swept upfield, stole back possession and sent Werner Swanepoel crashing over.· Donna sent the Volvo crashing into the Audi again, then shifted up through the gears and drove off.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1car/plane etc [intransitive, transitive] to have an accident in a car, plane etc by violently hitting something else: - At worst, a crashing bore.
- And certainly there would be the most almighty row if Clarke got the push.
- Before he got half way, they dropped with an almighty crash on to the stone floor.
- But that image collided head-on with life last month.
- He and Carter were doomed to collide head-on.
- Shortly after the £5 million junction was opened, two trains collided head-on killing four people and injuring 22.
- The cab control car of a commuter train being pushed from the rear collided head-on with an Amtrak diesel locomotive.
- They can collide head-on with what we believe to be right.
- Her heart took up a sickening thud.
- One pitched out, hitting the ground with a sickening thud.
- Then she landed on the Market Square flagstones with a sickening crash to lie motionless.
- Then, with a sickening thud in her solar plexus, she understood.
- They heard screams, kicks, the sickening thud of a punch, and the ogre roaring Solper's name.
The jet crashed after take-off.crash into/onto etc The plane crashed into a mountain.crash a car/bus/plane etc He was drunk when he crashed the car.GRAMMAR: Reciprocal verbsCrash is a reciprocal verb. This type of verb is used when saying that two or more people or things do something that involves both or all of them: · Two planes crashed in midair. You can also say: · Two planes crashed with each other in midair.· One plane crashed with another in midair.Grammar guide ‒ VERBS2hit somebody/something hard [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to hit something or someone extremely hard while moving, in a way that causes a lot of damage or makes a lot of noisecrash into/through etc A brick crashed through the window. We watched the waves crashing against the rocks. The plates went crashing to the ground. A large branch came crashing down.3loud noise [intransitive] to make a sudden loud noise: Thunder crashed and boomed outside.4computer [intransitive, transitive] if a computer crashes, or if you crash the computer, it suddenly stops working: The system crashed and I lost three hours’ worth of work.5financial [intransitive] if a stock market or shares crash, they suddenly lose a lot of value6sport [intransitive] British English to lose very badly in a sports event: Liverpool crashed to their worst defeat of the season.7sleep [intransitive] spoken a)to stay at someone’s house for the night: Can I crash at your place on Saturday night? b) (also crash out) to go to bed, or go to sleep very quickly, because you are very tired: I crashed out on the sofa this afternoon.8party [transitive] informal to go to a party that you have not been invited to: We crashed Joe’s party yesterday.9crashing bore British English old-fashioned someone who is very boringTHESAURUScrash verb [intransitive, transitive] to hit another vehicle, a tree, the ground etc, with a lot of force, causing a lot of damage: · The plane crashed a kilometre from the runway.· He was scared I’d crash his car.· The car crashed into a tree.hit verb [transitive] to move into something quickly and with force: · He wasn’t paying attention, and almost hit another car.· The car hit a lamppost.collide verb [intransitive] if two cars, trains, planes etc collide, they hit each other, especially when they are moving in opposite directions: · The two planes collided in mid-air.· An express train collided with a freight train in the morning rush hour.run into something phrasal verb [transitive] to hit a vehicle or object that is directly in front of you, especially because you are not paying attention: · He ran into the car in front while he was talking on his mobile phone.smash into something phrasal verb [transitive] to crash into something, causing a great amount of damage: · An army helicopter smashed into the side of the mountain.plough into British English, plow into American English phrasal verb [transitive] to crash into something with a lot of force, especially when your vehicle continues moving afterwards: · The bus went out of control and ploughed into a line of traffic.ram verb [transitive] to deliberately hit another boat or vehicle very hard, especially when it is not moving: · The ship had been rammed by a submarine.· The gunmen tried to ram the police car.crash1 verbcrash2 noun
crashcrash2 ●●● S3 W2 noun [countable] EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Both drivers were injured in the crash.
- Her husband died in a plane crash in 1981.
- Ira Louvin was killed in a crash in Montana that also took the lives of six other people.
- Luckily, I sold my shares just before the crash.
- The stock market crash made me suspicious of those type of insurance schemes.
- The Wall Street Crash was disastrous for many American businessmen.
- The whole tray of dishes fell to the floor with a crash.
- There was a loud crash in the bedroom and my dad started yelling.
- And the Paris crash was a reminder that it can do so with the most catastrophic results.
- Does it depend on the statistical probability of a crash?
- It was the smoke, an autopsy revealed, that killed Evan, not injuries from the crash.
- Name the two famous rock stars who died in the crash with Buddy. 4. 4.
- The court heard that the crash happened at Pentwyn, Cardiff, after the three celebrated Coombes' first job.
THESAURUS
an event in which a vehicle is damaged and often someone is hurt: · Her father died in a car accident.· Hugh had an accident on his way to work.
a serious accident in which a vehicle hits something else: · Rees-Jones was the only person to survive the crash.· a car/plane/train crash· He was killed in a plane crash.
an accident in which two or more cars, trains etc hit each other: · His car was involved in a collision with a train.a head-on collision (=between vehicles that are driving towards each other): · The actor was killed in a head-on collision while driving his new sports car.
a serious accident involving a train, plane, or boat, in which a lot of people are killed or injured: · It was Britain’s worst air disaster.
American English an accident in which a car or train is badly damaged: · Ben nearly died in a car wreck.
an accident that involves several cars or trucks: · The pileup happened in thick fog.· There was a 12-car pileup on the motorway.
American English informal British English informal a car accident in which little damage is done: · Atkinson was involved in a fender-bender in the hotel parking lot.· At 15, he borrowed his parents’ car and had a prang.
a period when a country’s economic growth stops and there is less trade: · The industry has cut jobs due to the recession.· fears that the economy may be sliding into recession
a long period during which there is a bad recession, so that there is very little business activity and a lot of people do not have jobs: · During the depression of the 1930s, as many as 20% of the population were jobless.
a fairly short period when there is a reduction in business and many people lose their jobs: · The slump in the housing market is making it difficult for people to sell their homes.
a period when there is a reduction in business activity, that may be the start of a recession: · High prices could tip the slowdown in the US into a world recession.
a period during which there is a reduction in business activity and economic conditions become worse, when before the economy was growing: · Public spending may reduce the effects of the downturn.
an occasion when the value of stocks and shares on a stock market falls suddenly and by a large amount, causing economic problems: · The Wall Street Crash of 1929 was disastrous for not only the American economy, but for the world economy.
made by things hitting other things a loud sound caused especially when something hard or heavy hits something else: · I heard a loud bang and rushed out to see what had happened.· He slammed the door shut with a bang.
a very loud sound caused when something hits something else, especially when damage is caused: · The tray of dishes fell to the floor with a crash.· I heard an enormous crash outside our house, and I went to see what had happened.
a quiet low sound made when a heavy object falls down onto surface: · There was a dull thud as the box hit the floor.· His head hit the ground with a sickening thud.
a dull loud sound made when a heavy object hits something else: · There was a loud thump as Eddie threw Luther back against the wall.
a short ringing sound made when two glass, metal, or china objects hit each other: · the clink of champagne glasses· The clink of cutlery could be heard in the restaurant.
the pleasant sound that is made by light pieces of glass or metal hitting each other repeatedly: · He listened to the faint tinkle of cow bells in the distance.
the sound of small metal objects being shaken together: · the jingle of her bracelets· the jingle of keys
a short repeated sound made when things hit against each other – used especially when part of something is loose and is hitting against something: · There was a strange rattle coming from the engine.· the rattle of the trolley
Longman Language Activatorin a car, train, plane etc · The accident happened on Interstate 84, during the evening rush hour.· Brussels airport was closed today after an accident on the runway.have an accident · Teenage boys tend to drive wildly and often have accidents.bad/nasty/serious accident · As usual, the fog and icy roads had led to several very nasty accidents.fatal accident · Men have twice as many fatal accidents as women do for every mile they drive.car/road/traffic accident · Both her parents had been killed in a car accident.auto/automobile accident American · She was in an automobile accident, but she's not seriously hurt.
an accident in which a vehicle or plane hits something violently and is damaged or destroyed: · Ira Louvin was killed in a crash in Montana that also took the lives of six other people.car/plane/train crash: · Her husband died in a plane crash in 1981.
American an accident involving cars or other vehicles: · Nobody could have survived the wreck.
a serious road accident in which many cars or other vehicles crash into each other: · The pile-up happened in thick fog and caused a seven-mile tailback on the motorway.multiple pile-up British (=a pile up involving a large number of cars): · a multiple pile-up involving a minibus and five cars
a very serious accident involving a train, plane, or ship, in which many people are killed: · The city has emergency plans for dealing with a major disaster such as a rail crash.air/rail disaster: · At least 264 people died, in one of the worst civilian air disasters of all time.the Lockerbie disaster/the Challenger disaster etc: · The Challenger disaster cost the lives of seven astronauts, and set back the nation's space program for years.
an accident in which two or more vehicles, planes, or ships hit each other: collision with: · A school bus has been involved in a collision with a fuel tanker.mid-air collision (=between two planes in the air): · The risk of a mid-air collision over central London has increased dramatically.head-on collision (=between two vehicles moving directly towards each other): · These airbags are designed to protect car drivers in head-on collisions.
a time when an economy is not successful a period when a country's economic growth stops and there is less trade, so that many companies have to reduce the number of workers they employ: · The car industry, like most other industries, is feeling the effects of the recession.severe recession (=very bad recession): · In times of severe recession companies are often forced to make massive job cuts in order to survive.in recession (=suffering from a recession): · The economy is in recession and will remain so for at least another year.
a period when there is a big reduction in trade so that many companies fail and a lot of people lose their jobs: · The post-war slump sent the unemployment figures to twice the expected level.slump in: · The slump in the property market is making it difficult for people to sell their homes.
a period of time continuing for several years when greatly reduced business activity severely affects a country's economic growth, and a lot of people lose their jobs - use this especially when this affects many countries across the world: · In Germany the depression in the late 1920s helped Hitler's rise to power.· Hartnell blamed his financial difficulties on the worldwide depression.
a sudden and unexpected fall in the value of shares in companies, with the result that many companies have to close and a lot of people lose their jobs: · Luckily, I sold my shares just before the crash.· The Wall Street Crash was disastrous for many American businessmen.stock market crash (=crash in the organizations that buy and sell shares in companies): · The stock market crash made me suspicious of those types of insurance schemes.
sounds made by something hitting or falling onto something a loud sound caused especially when something hard or heavy hits something else or falls on a surface: · I heard a loud bang - it sounded like something had fallen down upstairs.make a bang: · Small children are often frightrened of fireworks that make a bang.close/land/collide etc with a bang: · The lid of the box fell shut with a bang.
the low dull sound produced when something heavy but soft hits something else or falls on a surface: · I heard a shot, followed by a thud as his body hit the floor.hit/drop/land etc with a thud: · A snowball hit her on the back of the neck with a soft thud.the thud of: · Suddenly we heard the thud of horses' hooves.
a loud sudden very sharp sound like the sound of a stick being broken: · The branch broke with a sudden crack.· As I hit the floor, I heard a loud crack in my arm.
the very loud sound produced when something hard such as metal or glass hits something else or falls on a surface, especially when damage is caused: · There was a loud crash in the bedroom and my dad started yelling.fall/land/hit etc something with a crash: · The whole tray of dishes fell to the floor with a crash.
the loud sound produced when a lot of hard things hit against each other or hit a hard surface: · The clatter in the kitchen told me that Mum was already up.fall/drop etc something with a clatter: · Bert put down his tools with a clatter, and looked round the room.the clatter of something: · Just then there was the clatter of hooves on the road outside.
the dull, fairly quiet sound produced when something such as part of your body hits something or falls against a surface: · At night, the old house seemed to be full of strange creaks and bumps.fall/sit down/hit etc something with a bump: · Martin sat down suddenly with a bump.
the dull, fairly loud sound produced when something heavy suddenly hits something else or falls hard on a surface: · There was a loud thump as Eddie threw Luther back against the wall.hit something/fall etc with a thump: · A suitcase toppled off the top of the wardrobe and landed on the floor with a thump.
WORD SETSablaze, adjectiveacoustic, adjectiveacoustics, nounaglow, adjectivebaa, verbbabble, verbbabble, nounbabel, nounbaby talk, nounbackfire, verbbackground, nounbang, nounbang, verbbang, interjectionbark, verbbark, nounbattle cry, nounbay, verbbeat, verbbeat, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounblare, verbblast, nounbleat, verbbleep, nounbleep, verbblip, nounbong, nounboom, nounboom, verbbowwow, interjectionbrassy, adjectivebray, verbbrazen, adjectivebreathy, adjectivebubble, verbbump, nounchatter, verbchatter, nounclink, verbclink, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncrackle, verbcrackling, nouncrash, verbcrash, nouncreak, verbcreaky, adjectivecroak, verbcroak, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcrunch, nouncrunch, verbding-dong, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedrone, verbdrone, noundrown, verbdrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrumming, noundull, adjectiveecho, verbecho, nounfizz, verbflat, adjectivefootfall, nounfootstep, nounfusillade, noungrinding, adjectivegroan, verbgroan, noungrunt, verbgrunt, nounguffaw, verbgunshot, nounguttural, adjectivehigh, adjectivehigh, adverbhiss, verbindistinct, adjectiveirregular, adjectivelow, verbmarbled, adjectivematching, adjectivemellow, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemetallic, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmodulate, verbmonotone, nounmoo, verbmurmur, verbmurmur, nounmusical, adjectivemusically, adverbmute, verbnasal, adjectivenoise, nounoink, interjectionoof, interjectionpatter, verbpatter, nounpeal, nounpeal, verbpenetrating, adjectivepercussion, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepulse, nounputter, verbquack, verbquack, nounquaver, nounracket, nounrasp, verbrasp, nounraspberry, nounrat-a-tat, nounrattle, nounraucous, adjectivereedy, adjectivereport, nounresonance, nounresonant, adjectiveresonate, verbresonator, nounresound, verbresounding, adjectivereverberate, verbreverberation, nounrich, adjectivering, nounring, verbringing, adjectiveripple, verbripple, nounroar, nounroaring, adjectiveroll, verbrough, adjectiverustle, verbrustle, nounscratch, verbscratch, nounscream, verbscream, nounscrunch, verbsmoky, adjectivesnarl, verbsoft, adjectivesoft-spoken, adjectivesonorous, adjectivesotto voce, adverbsplosh, verbsweet, adjectiveswoosh, verbtick-tock, nountinny, adjectivetonal, adjectivevivid, adjectivevowel, nounwail, verbweak, adjectivewhack, nounwham, interjectionwhine, verbwhinny, verbwhirr, verbwhistle, verbwhistle, nounyelp, nounyowl, verbzoom, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYADJECTIVES/NOUN + crash He was forced to make a crash-landing in the desert. a horrific plane crash
· He was badly hurt in a car crash.
· There will be an investigation into the cause of the air crash.
(=in which the front part of two vehicles hit each other)· He died in a head-on crash with a lorry.
(=in which someone is killed)· There have been several fatal crashes on this road.
· the risk of injury from a high-speed crash
· a horrific crash in which three teenage boys were killed
verbs (also be involved in a crash) (=in a car)· I’ve been nervous about driving since I had a crash last year.
· The three-vehicle crash happened on the corner of Ongar Road.
· Two women were taken to hospital after a crash involving a bus and a car.
crash + NOUN (=someone injured or killed in a crash)· Families of the crash victims want to know what happened.
(=place where a crash happens)· The authorities closed off a five-mile area around the crash site.
(=someone who tries to find the cause of a crash)· Crash investigators spent several days examining the scene.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· I saw the car leave the road and hit a tree.
(also a car wreck American English)· He was involved in a car crash.
(=suddenly stops working)
informal (=in which you learn a great deal in a very short time)· A husband was given a crash course in how to deliver a baby by a midwife on the phone.
He was forced to make a crash-landing in the desert. (=a very sudden and strict attempt to lose weight)· It’s better to lose weight gradually than to go on a crash diet.
a horrific plane crash (=a sudden landing caused by a problem with the engine etc)
· Six people were killed in a motorway crash.
· Their plane crashed shortly after take-off.
(=lands in a sudden and dangerous way because of a problem)· Their small plane crash-landed on a busy motorway yesterday.
· Over 200 people died in the plane crash.
· Police have named four more victims of the Selby rail crash.
(=where a plane etc crashed)· Wreckage was seen 200 metres away from the crash site.
(=one extremely loud sound)· Lightning flickered across the sky, followed seconds later by a loud crack of thunder.
· Thunder crashed overhead, waking the baby.
(also a train wreck American English)· Ten people were killed in the train crash.
· The crash victims were rushed to hospital.
(=fall noisily)· Huge waves crashed down on us.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· There were rumours of a fatal coach crash.· It was the first fatal crash in the airliner's 31-year history.· Officials are still trying to piece together what happened before the fatal crash Sunday.· Some who witnessed the fatal crash from the stands in Daytona made the 500-mile trip to North Carolina to pay homage there.
· If the Piper Alpha disaster or one of the horrific plane crashes are coming to mind, think again.· Doctors feared he could be permanently brain-damaged after an horrific motorway crash.· Willis is David, a security guard who emerges unscathed from a horrific train crash that kills everyone else.
· Suddenly there was a loud crash.· A loud crash could be heard from the room and the sound of wailing drifted into the courtroom, startling onlookers.· A moment later there was a loud crash aft as some one rear-ended me.· There was a terrible cry, and a loud crash.· Lightning flashed in the sky, and there was a loud crash of thunder.· After only three or four paces, a loud crash came from behind me.· Suddenly, I heard a loud crash near me, scaring me out of my wits.· There was a loud crash, as the box fell into the sea.
· But then the plane crash happened and now I may retire even sooner.· Redding was just 26 when he died in a 1967 plane crash near Madison, Wis.
· The up side of a stock market crash is imagining the billions lost when Microsoft falls that much.· Elaine Garzarelli became a celebrity for calling the 1987 stock market crash.· Social Security grew out of the 1929 stock market crash and the Great Depression.· Naturally, stock market crashes and recessions end up tossing businesses into bankruptcy court and throwing people out of work.· After taking a drubbing in the 1987 stock market crash, Schwab looked to the booming mutual fund industry to revive earnings.· The model is used to forecast economic growth and to estimate the potential effects of sudden shocks like a stock crash.· Coordinated monetary and fiscal policies put in place to offset the effects of the stock market crash quickly accelerated the global economy.
NOUN· He lost his only son Jay, 26, in an air crash and his first wife Connie drowned in Antigua.· However, San Diego has only experienced one major air crash in its history.· It is now 33 years since the last major air crash in Ayrshire and we must pray that there is never another.· At the same time, the number of infants killed in commercial air crashes is extremely low.· There have been three elections since 1988 when General Zia ul Haq died in an unexplained air crash.· One ambulanceman compared the carnage to an air crash.
· I probably looked as though I had been in an all-day airplane crash.· Palma was arrested last year, along with dozens of federal police who were protecting him after an airplane crash.· They always die in airplane crashes or do too many drugs at the end of it.
· William Farrell had seen a Renault 25 car parked beside a crash barrier as he drove past.· It came down against the crash barrier.· They blame his death on a faulty motorway crash barrier.· And the family blames a faulty motorway crash barrier.· Now the council is waiting for the car parks firm to solve the crash barrier problem.· Faults were discovered in the mountings on the crash barriers around the top deck of the car park in July.· It ploughed off the motorway, behind the motorway bridge crash barrier, and into the concrete upright.
· When faith can cost a life: the car crash victim who refused to be given blood.· A car crash, an earthquake, a burning factory are much better.· About four months after I went down, John was involved in a car crash.· It was the car crash again.· Rade Markovic is being questioned about a car crash in 1999 in which opposition leader Vuk Draskovic was injured.· His death in a 1956 car crash brought his career to an abrupt halt when he was just 26.· In a week, his wife was killed in a car crash.· She was killed in a car crash on the way to the meeting.
· And he, too, would later die in a helicopter crash on his way to a race in Talladega.
· This time the attackers were young and wearing crash helmets with visors.· Maybe they could have used crash helmets.· Never seen him without his crash helmet on; could be an albino or a Rastafarian for all he knew.· The answer: wear crash helmets.· In a number of countries for some years, the wearing of crash helmets by motor cyclists has been obligatory.· Tom had never before ridden pillion on a motorbike, but Andy the neighbour had a spare crash helmet.· They live mostly on the forest canopy and have white fur crash helmets with black faces and black ears peeping out.
· He also survived five crash landings.· An unnecessary signal: the radios had been dead since the crash landing.· He says that wasn't bad for a crash landing.· Read in studio A glider pilot has suffered a broken leg in a crash landing at an R-A-F base.· This could and did result in nasty crash landings which could set the bombs off.
· The retail business, which is essential for the maintenance of adequate market liquidity, declined after the 1987 stock market crash.· Elaine Garzarelli became a celebrity for calling the 1987 stock market crash.· This hypothesis was investigated by re-estimating the preferred equation up to 1987 Q2 prior to the stock market crash.· Social Security grew out of the 1929 stock market crash and the Great Depression.· The section has serviced these contracts through good times and bad - remember the stock market crash in 1987?· The fund tumbled nearly 40 % in the 1987 market crash and by a similar percentage in early 1990.· The up side of a stock market crash is imagining the billions lost when Microsoft falls that much.· Coordinated monetary and fiscal policies put in place to offset the effects of the stock market crash quickly accelerated the global economy.
· He was in the Lockington rail crash near Beverley, East Yorkshire in 1986.
· The policies they sell offer cash payouts in the event of injuries, disability or death sustained in a road crash.· Only a short time before his death in a road crash, I did an item with that fine singer Dickie Valentine.· It's a match dedicated to devoted footballer, Louise Barry, who died in a road crash.
· All three occupants suffered multiple injuries and were certified dead at the crash site by a medical practitioner.· Two views of the crash site.· When they learned of the crash, his brother and father came to the crash site.· Much of the crash site in the Grampian hills has now been cleared.· I am looking for unit markings for the second aircraft, personal accounts of the crash and photos of the crash site.· They were warned it might fly over the crash site.· An engine from one of the vans was found more than 120 feet from the crash site.· Back on his farm a few miles from a crash site, Mr Hayton said he'd been expecting a longer sentence.
· Two people were killed in a train crash at Bellgrove and four at Newton on similar single-lead junction lay-outs.· To highlight the risk of such accidents, the association filmed several simulated train crashes in Chula Vista this month.· Yesterday's train crash near Selby, North Yorkshire, was clearly a tragic consequence of chance and deadly events.· Relatives of 20 people who died in the Paddington train crash in 1999 have received compensation payouts of up to £750,000.· He added that he had made that decision in spite of an embargo on similar junctions after the Bellgrove train crash two years earlier.· These troubled souls are mostly killed in the train crash.· It was ten years ago when her parents had died, in a train crash.· In the short term, next week's budget crunch is more like a toy train crash rather than the real thing.
· When faith can cost a life: the car crash victim who refused to be given blood.· Local hospitals were taken off the alert for crash victims.· Tom Berenger is an amnesia-suffering crash victim who suspects he has murdered some one in the stylish thriller Shattered.
VERB· Air accident investigators are now trying to establish what caused the crash.· Zanardi took the lead Sunday and held it through a lap-seven restart, which was caused by a crash by Paul Tracy.· Zffla, which causes nasty crashes in Internet Explorer.· Still, concern about home-buying is why Alexander charges that eliminating the mortgage interest deduction would cause a real-estate crash.· The banners themselves aren't usually a hindrance, but sometimes the mechanism of getting them to you can cause nasty crashes.· No one knows for sure what caused the crash.· Rescuers sent out requests for supplies of drugs and were hampered reaching the injured because of tailbacks caused by earlier crashes.· It was not immediately clear what caused the crash in nearly impassable terrain near the Courthouse Bay boat basin at Camp Lejeune.
· One crew member ejected but was later found drowned, the other did not eject and died in the crash.· And he, too, would later die in a helicopter crash on his way to a race in Talladega.· In what year did he die in a plane crash? 3. 3.· When Brayton died in a crash during practice, Ongais was asked by car owner John Menard to step in.· Name the two famous rock stars who died in the crash with Buddy. 4. 4.· Barley died in a plane crash in Orlando last summer.· Other aircrew who died in the crash were ... In Lyneham, the transport planes were flying again today.· She was one of 37 people to die in the crash.
· But then the plane crash happened and now I may retire even sooner.· The Sunday morning crash happened near a country road about 25 miles southwest of Portland.· Two fire crews from Bury attended the crash which happened in a torrential downpour.· But once your anger has subsided, realise that you allowed the crash to happen.· A software crash generally happens when you try to do something in the same way - i.e. the crash is repeatable.· Seven people were injured in the crashes which happened during the rush hour on the northbound carriageway at the Fortwilliam junction.· The crash happened after a high-speed mainline train smashed into a freight service, near Selby, north Yorkshire.
· As Philip ran across to her he heard a crash.· I heard a crash, and around a corner walks this ewe.· I was returning to the house with a mixing drum when I heard the crash.· I heard crashes of falling trees, and the grinding and growling of skidders hauling logs.· They heard the crash, and saw smoke rise from the forward quarter of the Genoese round ship.· From there, he heard the crash on the ground floor.· When he heard the crash of glass downstairs, he began to shiver.· On hearing the crash neighbours immediately rushed out to help.
· Voice over Richard Latkowsky from Witny was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash several years ago.· Car crash: Three people were injured in a car crash at a North York Moors beauty spot.· His girlfriend, Susan Wormsley, who was seriously injured in the crash is still in hospital.· Nine died and 11 were injured in that crash, when a train hit a van on a level crossing.· Voice over Shaun Gooch, who was injured in the crash, was arrested on the day of his release from hospital.· Read in studio A pregnant woman and her three-year-old son have been injured in a head-on crash involving a stolen car.· Three people died and 10 were injured in a four-vehicle crash at Stonham, near Ipswich, Suffolk, yesterday.· Voice over Three people who were in the car at the time were injured in the crash, one of them seriously.
· About four months after I went down, John was involved in a car crash.· Police said alcohol was involved in the crash.· Police in Gloucester also followed a Ford Escort which was involved in a crash.
· Two people were killed in a train crash at Bellgrove and four at Newton on similar single-lead junction lay-outs.· More children and young adults are killed by crashes than by any other cause.· More than four and a half thousand people were killed last year in crashes that could have been avoided.· She was killed in a car crash on the way to the meeting.· In a week, his wife was killed in a car crash.· She had been grounded two years ago -- just months after the other female pilot was killed in a carrier crash.· Anything else the guard may have remembered is of no value for he was killed in the crash.· Lise marries Michael, who is killed in a car crash.
· He was one of a number of witnesses who described their view of events leading up to the crash in Swindon last year.· A pilot's memory for the events leading up to a crash, say, may be totally blocked.
· He also survived five crash landings.· The pilot and a female passenger survived the crash near Skagway, 85 miles north of Juneau.· Of the 40 people on board. 6 survived the crash but no one lived more than a few days.· In this tale, Tony the Wonder Horse miraculously survives the crash.· Mr Marchant's 6 year old step-daughter, Michelle O'Donnell survived the crash.· The instruments are in two different boxes with the idea that at least one would survive a crash.· They'd just survived a crash and had over-reacted.· An estimated 2, 500 people have survived crashes because their cars were equipped with air bags.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1an accident in which a vehicle violently hits something elseplane/car/rail crash- And certainly there would be the most almighty row if Clarke got the push.
- Before he got half way, they dropped with an almighty crash on to the stone floor.
- But that image collided head-on with life last month.
- He and Carter were doomed to collide head-on.
- Shortly after the £5 million junction was opened, two trains collided head-on killing four people and injuring 22.
- The cab control car of a commuter train being pushed from the rear collided head-on with an Amtrak diesel locomotive.
- They can collide head-on with what we believe to be right.
- Her heart took up a sickening thud.
- One pitched out, hitting the ground with a sickening thud.
- Then she landed on the Market Square flagstones with a sickening crash to lie motionless.
- Then, with a sickening thud in her solar plexus, she understood.
- They heard screams, kicks, the sickening thud of a punch, and the ogre roaring Solper's name.
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