crashes
/ˈkɹæʃɪz/ · noun
Meaning
- A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
- An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.
- A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.
- A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures).
- A comedown from a drug.
- (collective) A group of rhinoceroses.
- To collide with something destructively, fall or come down violently.
- To severely damage or destroy something by causing it to collide with something else.
- (via gatecrash) To attend a social event without invitation, usually with unfavorable intentions.
- To accelerate a project or a task or its schedule by devoting more resources to it.
- To make or experience informal temporary living arrangements, especially overnight.
- To give, as a favor.
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