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- pronunciation:
- kraesh
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
crashes, crashing, crashed |
| definition 1: |
When something that is moving hits something else really hard, we say it crashes into it or through it.
If you're not careful on your bike, you could crash into a fence or something.We were building a snow fort when our dog came running and crashed through the wall.
- similar words:
- plunge, slam, smash
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| definition 2: |
When you crash something, you destroy it with a lot of force and you cause a loud noise.
He was driving too fast in the snow and he crashed his car.- synonyms:
- break, smash
- similar words:
- dash, shatter, wreck
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| definition 3: |
When something crashes, it sometimes gets completely broken because it hits something else very hard.
The small airplane crashed in the mountains.- synonyms:
- break, explode, smash
- similar words:
- shatter
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| definition 4: |
When something like thunder or waves crash, they make a loud noise like things hitting each other.
I like to hear the thunder crash. It doesn't scare me.- similar words:
- blast, explode
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| definition 5: |
If your computer crashes, it stops working suddenly.
When her computer crashed, Jada's sister lost all the work she did on her English assignment. |
| related words: |
hit |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
When you hear a crash, you hear a loud noise like something hitting something and breaking into pieces.
Sophie's dog pulled the cloth off the kitchen table and everything on it fell on the floor with a big crash.- synonyms:
- smash
- similar words:
- blast, explosion
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| definition 2: |
A crash is also an accident in which things hit each other, especially cars.
There was a car crash in Tim's neighborhood last night. It was lucky that nobody was hurt.- synonyms:
- collision, wreck
- similar words:
- impact
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| related words: |
accident, crack, impact, wreck |
| derivation: |
crasher (n.) |
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