CRASHED - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

the act of colliding with something

Example: his crash through the window; the fullback's smash into the defensive line

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)

Example: they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

a loud resonant repeating noise

Example: he could hear the clang of distant bells

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

(computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative

Example: the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Verb

hurl or thrust violently

Example: He dashed the plate against the wall; Waves were dashing against the rock

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Verb

undergo damage or destruction on impact

Example: the plane crashed into the ocean; The car crashed into the lamp post

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Verb

break violently or noisily

Example: smash

Meaning 9

Part of speech: Verb

cause to crash

Example: The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace; Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost

Meaning 10

Part of speech: Verb

sleep in a convenient place

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

Meaning 11

Part of speech: Verb

fall or come down violently

Example: The branch crashed down on my car; The plane crashed in the sea

Meaning 12

Part of speech: Verb

enter uninvited

Example: informal; let's crash the party!

Meaning 13

Part of speech: Verb

move violently as through a barrier

Example: The terrorists crashed the gate

Meaning 14

Part of speech: Verb

move with, or as if with, a crashing noise

Example: The car crashed through the glass door

Meaning 15

Part of speech: Verb

make a sudden loud sound

Example: the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night

Meaning 16

Part of speech: Verb

occupy, usually uninvited

Example: My son's friends crashed our house last weekend

Meaning 17

Part of speech: Verb

stop operating

Example: My computer crashed last night; The system goes down at least once a week

Meaning 18

Part of speech: Verb

undergo a sudden and severe downturn

Example: the economy crashed; will the stock market crash again?