crash¹ /krash/

1. A noise as of things breaking or being crushed by falling
2. The shock of two bodies meeting
3. A collision between vehicles, etc
4. The failure of a commercial undertaking
5. Economic collapse
6. A fall or rush to destruction
7. The complete breakdown of a computer system or program
8. The disagreeable after-effects of a high (drug sl)

1. Planned to meet an emergency quickly
2. Involving suddenness, speed or short-term intensive effort

1. To dash or fall to pieces with a loud noise
2. To move with a harsh noise
3. To collide or cause to collide with another vehicle, etc
4. To fall or cause (an aircraft) to fall violently to earth or into the sea, usu with extensive damage
5. To gatecrash (informal)
6. To break down or cause (a computer system or program) to break down completely

1. To come to grief, fail disastrously
2. To suffer the unpleasant after-effects of a high (drug sl)
3. To crash out (slang)

crashˈing adjective (informal)

Extreme, overwhelming, esp in a crashing bore

crashˈworthiness noun

The ability of a product to withstand a crash

crashˈworthy adjective

crash barrier noun

A protective barrier, usu of steel, placed eg along the edge of a road or the central reservation of a motorway

crash course noun

A short-lasting but intensive programme of instruction

crash dive noun

1. A sudden dive of a submarine
2. A sudden dive of an aircraft, resulting in a crash

crashˈ-diveˈ intransitive verb and transitive verb

crashˈ-helmet noun

A padded safety headdress for motorcyclists, racing motorists, etc

crashˈ-landˈ intransitive verb and transitive verb

In an emergency, to land (an aircraft) abruptly, with resultant damage

crashˈ-landˈing noun

crashˈ-mat noun

A thick mattress used by athletes and gymnasts to absorb the impact of landing after a jump, etc

crashˈ-matting noun

crashˈpad noun

1. Padding inside a motor vehicle to protect the occupants in case of accident
2. A place providing temporary accommodation (slang)

crashˈ-proof adjective

Designed to withstand a crash

crash recorder see flight recorder under flight¹

crash team noun

A medical team specially trained and equipped to deal quickly with a patient suffering a cardiac arrest

crashˈ-test transitive verb

To test (a new product) to establish its breaking point by subjecting it to heat, pressure, impact, etc

noun

Such a test

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