Crash Meaning and Definition from WordNet (r) 2.0

crash n
1. a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells" [syn: clang, clangor, clangour, clangoring, clank, clash]
2. a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane" [syn: wreck]
3. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) [syn: collapse]
4. the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line" [syn: smash]
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" v
6. fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"
7. move with, or as if with, a crashing noise; "The car crashed through the glass door"
8. undergo damage or destruction on impact; "the plane crashed into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post" [syn: ram]
9. move violently as through a barrier; "The terrorists crashed the gate"
10. break violently or noisily; smash; [syn: break up, break apart}]
11. occupy, usually uninvited; "My son's friends crashed our house last weekend"
12. enter uninvited; informal; "let's crash the party!" [syn: barge in, gate-crash]
13. cause to crash; "The terrorists crashed the car into the gate of the palace"
14. hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock" [syn: dash]
15. undergo a sudden and severe downturn; "the economy crashed"; "will the stock market crash again?" 1
16. stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week" [syn: go down] 1
17. sleep in a convenient place; "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable" [syn: doss, doss down]

Crash Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Crash \Crash\, n. [L. crassus coarse. See Crass.]

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* A crash is when your competitor's program dies. When your program dies, it is an 'idiosyncrasy'. Frequently, crashes are followed with a message like 'ID 02'. 'ID' is an abbreviation for idiosyncrasy and the number that follows indicates how many more months of testing the product should have had. - Guy Kawasaki

* If Beethoven had been killed in a plane crash at the age of 22, it would have changed the history of music... and of aviation. - Tom Stoppard

* Lloyd There's really nothing to worry about Mary. Statistically they say you're more likely to get killed on the way to the airport. You know, like on a head on crash or flying off a cliff or getting trapped under a gas truck That's the worst I have this cousin, well y'know, I had this cousin... - Dumb & Dumber


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