Hypertext Webster Gateway: "crash"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Crash \Crash\, n. [L. crassus coarse. See {Crass}.]
Coarse, heavy, narrow linen cloth, used esp. for towels.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Crash \Crash\ (kr?sh>), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crashed} (kr?sht);
p. pr. & vb. n. {Crashing}.] [OE. crashen, the same word as
crasen to break, E. craze. See {Craze}.]
To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and
violence. [R.]
He shakt his head, and crasht his teeth for ire.
--Fairfax.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Crash \Crash\, v. i.
1. To make a loud, clattering sound, as of many things
falling and breaking at once; to break in pieces with a
harsh noise.
Roofs were blazing and walls crashing in every part
of the city. --Macaulay.
2. To break with violence and noise; as, the chimney in
falling crashed through the roof.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Crash \Crash\, n.
1. A loud, sudden, confused sound, as of many things falling
and breaking at once.
The wreck of matter and the crash of worlds.
--Addison.
2. Ruin; failure; sudden breaking down, as of a business
house or a commercial enterprise.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
crash
adj : highly concentrated or intense; "a crash course" [syn: {crash(a)}]
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 [syn: {collision}, {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 1: fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my
car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"
2: move with, or as if with, a crashing noise; "The car crashed
through the glass door"
3: undergo damage or destruction on impact; "the plane crashed
into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post"
[syn: {ram}]
4: move violently; as through a barrier
5: break violently or noisily; smash; [syn: {break up}, {break
apart}]
6: occupy, usually uninvited; "My son's friends crashed our
house last weekend"
7: enter uninvited; informal: "let's crash the party!" [syn: {barge
in}, {gate-crash}]
8: cause to crash; "The terrorists crashed the car into the
gate of the palace"
9: hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the
wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock" [syn: {dash}]
10: stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The
system goes down at least once a week" [syn: {go down}]
11: sleep in a convenient place; "You can crash here, though
it's not very comfortable" [syn: {doss}, {doss down}]
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