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crashes

/ˈkɹæʃɪz/ · noun

Meaning

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

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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