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- [krash]
- /kræʃ/
- /kræʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [krash]
- /kræʃ/
Definitions of crash word
- countable noun crash A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed. 3
- verb crash If a moving vehicle crashes or if the driver crashes it, it hits something and is damaged or destroyed. 3
- verb crash If something crashes somewhere, it moves and hits something else violently, making a loud noise. 3
- countable noun crash A crash is a sudden, loud noise. 3
- verb crash If a business or financial system crashes, it fails suddenly, often with serious effects. 3
- verb crash Crash is also a noun. 3
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Origin of crash
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; 1920-25 def. 16; 1870-75 for def 22; Middle English crasche, blend of crase to break (see craze) and masche mash1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Crash
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crash popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
crash usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crash
verb crash
- smash — to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something; shatter: He smashed the vase against the wall.
- crunch — If you crunch something hard, such as a sweet, you crush it noisily between your teeth.
- fragment — fragmentation
- disintegrate — to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate: The old book is gradually disintegrating with age.
- splinter — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
noun crash
- collision — A collision occurs when a moving object crashes into something.
- accident — An accident happens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage.
- pileup — a massive collision of several or many moving vehicles.
- debacle — A debacle is an event or attempt that is a complete failure.
- impact — the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision: The impact of the colliding cars broke the windshield.
Antonyms for crash
verb crash
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- fix — to repair; mend.
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