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Meaning of crash

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  crash
      n 1: a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang
           of distant bells" [syn: {clang}, {clangor}, {clangour},
           {clangoring}, {clank}, {clash}, {crash}]
      2: a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles);
         "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"
         [syn: {crash}, {wreck}]
      3: a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks
         (especially one that causes additional failures) [syn:
         {crash}, {collapse}]
      4: the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the
         window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line" [syn:
         {crash}, {smash}]
      5: (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to
         become inoperative; "the crash occurred during a thunderstorm
         and the system has been down ever since"
      v 1: fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my
           car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"
      2: move with, or as if with, a crashing noise; "The car crashed
         through the glass door"
      3: undergo damage or destruction on impact; "the plane crashed
         into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post" [syn:
         {crash}, {ram}]
      4: move violently as through a barrier; "The terrorists crashed
         the gate"
      5: break violently or noisily; smash; [syn: {crash}, {break up},
         {break apart}]
      6: occupy, usually uninvited; "My son's friends crashed our
         house last weekend"
      7: make a sudden loud sound; "the waves crashed on the shore and
         kept us awake all night"
      8: enter uninvited; informal; "let's crash the party!" [syn:
         {barge in}, {crash}, {gate-crash}]
      9: cause to crash; "The terrorists crashed the plane into the
         palace"; "Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost"
      10: hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the
          wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock" [syn: {crash},
          {dash}]
      11: undergo a sudden and severe downturn; "the economy crashed";
          "will the stock market crash again?"
      12: stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The
          system goes down at least once a week" [syn: {crash}, {go
          down}]
      13: sleep in a convenient place; "You can crash here, though
          it's not very comfortable" [syn: {doss}, {doss down},
          {crash}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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