crash

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the act of colliding with something

   The stunt double had to redo the crash through the window.

2. 2
   noun

   a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)

   they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane

3. 3
   noun

   (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

4. 4
   verb

   to sleep in a convenient place

   You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable

5. 5
   verb

   to stop operating

   My computer crashed last night.

6. 6
   verb

   to undergo a sudden and severe downturn

   the economy crashed

7. 7
   verb

   to undergo damage or destruction on impact

   the plane crashed into the ocean

8. 8
   verb

   to cause to crash

   The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace.

Etymology

From Middle English crasshen, crasschen, craschen (“to break into pieces”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a variant of earlier *crasken, from crasen (“to break”) + -k (formative suffix); or from earlier *craskien, *craksien, a variant of craken (“to crack, break open”) (for form development compare break, brask, brash).