crash

Forms

1.A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
- After the lightning came the crash of thunder.
- The piece ended in a crescendo, building up to a crash of cymbals.
2.An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.
- She broke two bones in her body in a car crash.
- Nobody survived the plane crash.
3.A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.
- My computer had a crash so I had to reboot it.
4.A sudden large decline in the value of money, stocks or other assets, etc., especially one that causes additional economic difficulties.

1.To collide with something destructively; to fall or come down violently.
- When the car crashed into a house, the driver was heavily injured.
- After driving into a tree last week, grandpa's crashed into a deer this morning.
2.To cause something to collide with something else, especially when this results in damage.
- I'm sorry for crashing the bike into a wall. I'll pay for repairs.
3.To hit or strike with force.
- Roy Hodgson's side were dominant and fully merited the lead given to them when Eric Dier crashed a 20-yard free-kick high past keeper Igor Akinfeev with 17 minutes left.

Uncommon· #3040

From Middle English crasshen, crasschen, craschen (“to break into pieces”), of uncertain origin.