crash


crash (http://definr.com/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]