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verb | noun crashcrash1 /kræʃ/ ●●● S3 W2 verb ETYMOLOGYcrash1Origin: 1300-1400 Probably from the sound VERB TABLEcrash |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
► crash a car/bus/plane etc. The tire blew, causing him to crash the car. ► went crashing The plates went crashing to the floor. ► came crashing down A large branch came crashing down. 1CAR/PLANE ETC. [intransitive, transitive] to have an accident in a car, airplane, etc. by violently hitting another vehicle or something such as a wall or tree: Witnesses say the jet crashed shortly after takeoff.crash a car/bus/plane etc. The tire blew, causing him to crash the car.crash into/onto etc. Their car hit ice on a bridge and crashed into the side rail.2HIT somebody/something HARD [intransitive always + adv./prep., transitive always + adv./prep.] to hit someone or something extremely hard while moving, in a way that causes a lot of damage or makes a lot of noise: crash into/through etc. Suddenly, a baseball crashed through our window. The plates went crashing to the floor. A large branch came crashing down.3MAKE A LOUD NOISE [intransitive] to make a sudden loud noise: The cymbals crashed, and the symphony came to an end. Thunder crashed and boomed outside.4COMPUTER [intransitive, transitive] computers if a computer crashes or if someone or something crashes it, it suddenly stops working: The system crashed and I lost three hours’ worth of work.5FINANCIAL [intransitive] social studies, economics if a stock market crashes, the stocks suddenly lose a lot of value6SLEEP [intransitive] spoken a)to stay at someone’s house for the night, especially when you have not planned to: You can crash at our place if you can’t get a ride home. b) (also crash out) to go to bed, or to go to sleep very quickly, because you are very tired: I crashed out on the sofa this afternoon.7PARTY [transitive] informal to go to a party that you have not been invited to: We crashed Stella’s party last Friday.8crash and burn informal to suddenly fail badly: Her movie career crashed and burned in the late '90s.crash down phrasal verb come crashing down a)if someone’s hopes, plans, etc. come crashing down, they fail in a sudden way: If he doesn’t do well in this primary election, his presidential campaign will come crashing down. b)if a system or organization comes crashing down, it fails suddenly and completely: He believed Stalin wanted the European economy to come crashing down. verb | noun crashcrash2 ●●● W2 noun [countable] ► a plane/car/bus etc. crash a serious plane crash killing 350 people ► fatal crash a fatal crash during the race ► crash victim/scene/investigation etc. Crash victims were taken to local hospitals. ► with a crash The pile of books came down with a crash. THESAURUSan event in which a car, train, plane, etc. is damaged and often someone is hurt► accidentan event in which a car, train, plane, etc. is damaged and often someone is hurt: Teenagers are more likely to have accidents than other drivers. The accident occurred at about 1:45 a.m. ► crash an accident in which a vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed: Investigators are trying to determine the cause of the plane crash. ► collision an accident in which two or more cars, trains, etc. hit each other: I stepped on the brakes to avoid a collision with the truck. ► wreck an accident in which a car or train is badly damaged: Ten people were injured in the train wreck. ► pile-up informal an accident that involves many cars or trucks: The highway was closed all morning because of a pile-up involving ten cars. ► disaster a very serious accident that causes a lot of harm or suffering: Over 500 people died, in one of the worst air disasters of all time. a period of time during which there is less trade, business activity, etc. than usual► recession a period of time during which there is less trade, business activity, etc. than usual: There is no question that the country is in an economic recession. ► downturn a time during which business activity is reduced and economic conditions become worse: A big rise in gas prices could lead to a downturn in the economy. ► slump a period when a particular type of business slows down a lot: The slump in the airline industry means many flight attendants will likely lose their jobs. ► crash an occasion when the value of stocks on a stock market falls suddenly and by a large amount, causing economic problems: The stock market crash of 2008 wiped out the life savings of many retirees. ► depression a long period, which is worse than a recession, when businesses do not buy, sell, or produce very much and many people do not have jobs: During the depression, many young people were unable to find any work at all. 1 a very bad accident involving cars, airplanes, etc. that have hit something SYN collision: Both drivers were injured in the crash.a plane/car/bus etc. crash a serious plane crash killing 350 people a fatal crash during the racecrash victim/scene/investigation etc. Crash victims were taken to local hospitals.► see thesaurus at accident2computers an occasion when a computer or computer system suddenly stops working3social studies, economics an occasion on which the stocks in a stock market suddenly lose a lot of value: the stock-market crash of 1987► see thesaurus at recession4a sudden loud noise made by something falling, breaking, etc.: The pile of books came down with a crash.crash of a crash of thunder |