crash

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkræʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kræʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(krash)


crash
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Sense: Noun: loud smashing sound
Synonyms:
clatter, clash Collocations, bang Collocations, burst Collocations, clang, smash Collocations, blast Collocations, noise Collocations, thunderclap, crack Collocations, thunder Collocations, boom Collocations
Sense: Verb: make a crashing sound
Synonyms:
clatter, bang Collocations, smash Collocations, sound Collocations, clang, clash Collocations, jangle, clank, boom Collocations
Sense: Noun: collision
Synonyms:
collision, wreck Collocations, accident Collocations, knock Collocations, smash Collocations (informal), pileup (informal), pile-up (informal), prang (UK, informal), road accident, traffic accident, jolt Collocations, impact Collocations, head-on collision, fender bender (slang), rear-ender (slang), RTA (UK), road traffic accident (UK)
Sense: Verb: have a collision or accident
Synonyms:
have an accident, have a prang (UK, informal), go aground, run aground, total sth (informal), wreck sth
Sense: Verb: collide with - followed by 'into'
Synonyms:
collide with, impact Collocations, hit Collocations, strike Collocations, run into, smash into, bump into, bang into, bash into, slam into, knock into, bump, run headfirst into, sideswipe, rear-end (informal)
Sense: Verb: break into pieces
Synonyms:
break Collocations, shatter Collocations, smash Collocations, splinter Collocations, come apart, break into pieces, fracture
Sense: Verb: fall
Synonyms:
fall Collocations, topple, tumble Collocations, dive Collocations, plunge Collocations, plummet Collocations, pitch Collocations, come down, come crashing down, come tumbling down, come a cropper (slang), fall to the floor, fall headlong, fall flat, crash-land, drop Collocations, hurtle, nosedive, nose dive (UK)
Sense: Verb: collapse or go bankrupt
Synonyms:
collapse Collocations, go bankrupt, go to the wall (UK, informal), go under (informal), fold Collocations (informal), fail Collocations, go bust Collocations (informal), go broke (slang), go belly-up (slang)
Sense: Noun: collapse or bankruptcy
Synonyms:
collapse Collocations, bankruptcy Collocations, downfall Collocations, ruin Collocations, failure Collocations, insolvency
Sense: Verb: break down
Synonyms:
break down, malfunction, stop working, shut down, fail Collocations, break Collocations, cut out, go wrong, go dead, stop Collocations, go into meltdown
Sense: Verb: go uninvited - slang
Synonyms:
gatecrash (slang), crash the gate, come uninvited, turn up uninvited, enter uninvited, invade, intrude on, interrupt Collocations, break in, butt in (informal)
Sense: Adjective: intensive - course, studies, etc.
Synonyms:
intensive, immediate Collocations, concentrated, accelerated, fast-track, sped-up, rapid, fast Collocations


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