crash

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.
   uncountable
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.
    informal
12. A group of rhinoceroses.
    collective
13. A sudden decline in any living form's population levels, often leading to extinction.

Equivalents

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العربيةالتحطّمانهياراِنْهِيَار نِظَامتحطمحَادِث إِصْطِدَامصدام+ 3 more

Беларускаяаварыякрах

Българскивнезапногрохот

Bosanskikrahkrapsudarкатастрофакрахсудархаварија+ 4 more

Catalàcracpatacadaxocxocar+ 1 more

Češtinahaváriekarambolkrachkřápnehodarachotstřettřesktřeskot+ 6 more

Danskbragcrashefejlovernatte+ 1 more

Ελληνικάναυάγιοπλακώνωσύγκρουση

Esperantokraŝipaneotrafikakcidento

Euskaratalkatalka egin

SuomihurstikaatuminenKolarikolaroidakuokkialaumaonnettomuuspika-rämähdysromahdusromahtaaromuttaarysähdysrysähtäärysäysryskerytkesortuatörmätätörmäystörmäyttääyhteenajo+ 19 more

Gaeilgecliseadhpléasc

Galegochoqueimpacto

עבריתתאונה

हिन्दीटकरानाटक्करस्फोट

Hrvatskikrahkrapsudarкатастрофакрахсудархаварија+ 4 more

Magyaralszikelalszikkarambolütközik+ 1 more

Հայերենշառաչշառաչյունվթար

Bahasa Indonesiatabrakan

Italianobloccocrackcrashcrollofracassoimbucarsiincidenteschiantarescontrarsiscontro+ 7 more

日本語クラッシュクラッシュする墜落激突衝撃衝突衝突する+ 4 more

ქართულიავარიაშეცდომა

Қазақ тіліапаткүйреуқирау

ភាសាខ្មែរគ្រោះថ្នាក់ធ្លាក់

한국어굉음깨짐들이받다박살나다부서지다불시착속성(速成)의쳐들어가다추락추락하다충돌충돌하다쿵쿵크래시탈력감파산허무감+ 14 more

Kurdîhêt

Latinaclangorconflictusfragor

Lëtzebuergeschbäikéieren

Nederlandsbeurscrashbinnenvallenbotsingcomputercrashcrashknalneerstortenovernachten+ 5 more

Polskiawariachrupotgrzmotkolizjakrachkraksatrzaskwypadekzałamaniezderzeniezwiecha+ 8 more

Portuguêsavariabaterbatidachocarcolidircolisãocrashestrondofalhafalha de sistemafalha fatalinvadirpanetravamento+ 11 more

Românăcoliziune autocrah

Русскийавари́йное заверше́ниеаварияврезатьсявылета́ниегрохнутьгрохнутьсягрохоткатастрофаколлапскрахкруше́ниенагрянутьпадениепереночева́тьполо́мкапровалразби́тьразбитьсясломатьтреск+ 17 more

Slovenčinanehodatresk

Српскиkrahkrapsudarкатастрофакрахсудархаварија+ 4 more

Svenskakraschkrockakvartarassammanbrottvåldgästa+ 3 more

ไทยการชนชน

Türkçesabahlamak

Українськааваріябумгуркіткатастрофакрахрозбиватисярозбитися+ 4 more

Tiếng Việtđămđúnghétsư cô+ 1 more

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.”

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