crash

/kræʃ/ nounverb
5 letters1 syllable10 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS18
NOUN
1

The act of colliding with something.

“his crash through the window”

2

A loud resonant repeating noise.

3

(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”

4

A serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles).

“they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane”

5

A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures).

VERB
1

Cause to crash.

“The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace”

“Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost”

2

Fall or come down violently.

“The branch crashed down on my car”

“The plane crashed in the sea”

3

Make a sudden loud sound.

“the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night”

4

Move violently as through a barrier.

“The terrorists crashed the gate”

5

Move with, or as if with, a crashing noise.

“The car crashed through the glass door”

6

Occupy, usually uninvited.

“My son's friends crashed our house last weekend”

7

Undergo a sudden and severe downturn.

“the economy crashed”

“will the stock market crash again?”

8

Enter uninvited; informal.

“let's crash the party!”

9

Hurl or thrust violently.

10

Undergo damage or destruction on impact.

“the plane crashed into the ocean”

“The car crashed into the lamp post”

11

Break violently or noisily; smash.

12

Sleep in a convenient place.

“You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable”

13

Stop operating.

“My computer crashed last night”

WORD FORMS
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Scrabble®10 points
Words With Friends®10 points
Double word20 points
Triple word30 points
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Pig Latinashcray
Starts & ends withC … H
Syllablescrash
SYNONYMS & RELATED19
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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