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Meaning of crash | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
kɹæʃ

Definitions

  1. A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Peramelidae – an extinct bandicoot, known from a single fossilized mandible of the Middle Miocene epoch (15 mya) at the Riversleigh World Heritage Area
  3. A type of rough linen.
  4. fall (act of falling)
  5. An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.
  6. crash (of a computer)
  7. A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.
  8. downfall
  9. A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures).
  10. feminine singular of caído
  11. A comedown from a drug.
  12. A group of rhinoceroses.
  13. A sudden decline in any living form's population levels, often leading to extinction.

Conjugation

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Equivalents

Беларуская аварыя крах
Български внезапно грохот
Català crac patacada xoc xocar
Dansk brag crashe fejl overnatte
Euskara talka talka egin
Gaeilge cliseadh pléasc
Galego choque impacto
עברית תאונה
Magyar alszik elalszik karambol ütközik
Bahasa Indonesia tabrakan
Kurdî hêt hêt
Lëtzebuergesch bäikéieren
Română coliziune auto crah
Slovenčina nehoda tresk
Türkçe sabahlamak
Tiếng Việt đăm đúng hét sư cô

Examples

“The piece ended in a crescendo, building up to a crash of cymbals.”
“After the lightning came the crash of thunder.”
“She broke two bones in her body in a car crash.”
“Nobody survived the plane crash.”
“My computer had a crash so I had to reboot it.”
“the stock market crash”
“One of my favorites among the terms of groups of creatures is a crash of rhinoceros. I can imagine an African guide saying to his client, “Shoot, dammit, shoot! Here comes the whole bloody crash of rhinoceros!” […] Personally, I think I’d just as soon come across a crash of rhinoceros as a knot of toad.”
“The largest group of black rhinos reported was made up of 13 individuals. A group of rhinos is called a crash.”
“Out in the water a crash of rhinoceros-like animals browse belly deep through a bed of aquatic plants.”
“The crash of rhinoceros at Tsavo now numbers almost 200.”
“The yearly allowance of clothing on this plantation, consisted of two tow-linen shirts—such linen as the coarsest crash towels are made of[…]”
“Unlocking the door of her bath-room she went inside, and soon emerged, bringing a rug, which she spread upon the floor of the gallery, and two huge hair pillows covered with crash, which she placed against the front of the building.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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