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Definition crash
Etymology 1
From Middle English crasshen, crasschen, craschen (“to break into pieces”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a variant of earlier *crasken, from crasen (“to break”) + -k (formative suffix); or from earlier *craskien, *craksien, a variant of craken (“to crack, break open”) (for form development compare break, brask, brash).
Noun
crash (plural crashes)
- A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
- An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.
- (computing) A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.
- A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
- A comedown of a drug.
- A group of rhinoceroses.
- dysphoria
Adjective
crash (not comparable)
Verb
crash (third-person singular simple present crashes, present participle crashing, simple past and past participle crashed)
- (transitive) To collide with something destructively, fall or come down violently.
- (transitive) To severely damage or destroy something by causing it to collide with something else.
- (transitive, slang) (via gatecrash) To attend a social event without invitation, usually with unfavorable intentions.
- (transitive, management) To accelerate a project or a task or its schedule by devoting more resources to it.
- (intransitive, slang) To make or experience informal temporary living arrangements, especially overnight.
- (slang) To give, as a favor.
- (slang) To lie down for a long rest, sleep or nap, as from tiredness or exhaustion.
- (computing, hardware, software, intransitive) To terminate extraordinarily.
- (computing, hardware, software, transitive) To cause to terminate extraordinarily.
- (intransitive) To experience a period of depression and/or lethargy after a period of euphoria, as after the euphoric effect of a psychotropic drug has dissipated.
- (transitive) To hit or strike with force
- (medicine, of a patient's condition) To take a sudden and severe turn for the worse; to rapidly deteriorate.
- To make a sudden loud noise.
Etymology 2
Of uncertain origin; perhaps compare Russian ?????????? (krašenína, “coarse linen”).
Noun
crash (uncountable)
- (fibre) A type of rough linen.
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