CRASH
Scrabble letter values: C3R1A1S1H4 = 10
Definition
- noun a loud resonant repeating noise. — synonyms: clang, clangor, clangour, clangoring, clank, clash
- noun a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles). — synonyms: wreck
- noun a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures). — synonyms: collapse
- noun the act of colliding with something. — synonyms: smash
- noun (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative.
- verb fall or come down violently.
- verb move with, or as if with, a crashing noise.
- verb undergo damage or destruction on impact. — synonyms: ram
- verb move violently as through a barrier.
- verb break violently or noisily. — synonyms: break_up, break_apart
- verb occupy, usually uninvited.
- verb make a sudden loud sound.
- verb enter uninvited. — synonyms: barge_in, gate-crash
- verb cause to crash.
- verb hurl or thrust violently. — synonyms: dash
- verb undergo a sudden and severe downturn.
- verb stop operating. — synonyms: go_down
- verb sleep in a convenient place. — synonyms: doss, doss_down
Examples
- “he could hear the clang of distant bells”
- “they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane”
- “his crash through the window”