[crash] vb [ME crasschen] vt (15c) 1 a: to break violently and noisily: smash b: to damage (an airplane) in landing
2. a: to cause to make a loud noise "~ the cymbals together" b: to force (as one's way) through with loud crashing noises
3: to enter or attend without invitation or without paying "~ the party" ~ vi 1 a: to break or go to pieces with or as if with violence and noise b: to fall, land, or hit with destructive force c: to decline suddenly and steeply d of a computer system or program: to suffer a sudden major failure usu. with attendant loss of data
2: to make a smashing noise "thunder ~ing overhead"
3: to move or force one's way with or as if with a crash "~es into the room"
4. slang: to experience the aftereffects (as dysphoria or depression) of drug intoxication
5. slang: to go to bed or fall asleep; also: to reside temporarily: stay "~ing with friends for a few days" -- crash.er n
[2]crash n (ca. 1580) 1: a loud sound (as of things smashing) "a ~ of thunder"
2. a: a breaking to pieces by or as if by collision b: an instance of crashing "a plane ~" "a system ~"
3: a sudden decline (as of a population) or failure (as of a business) "a stockmarket ~"
4. slang: the process of crashing after drug intoxication [3]crash adj (1945): marked by a concerted effort and effected in the shortest possible time "a ~ program" [4]crash n [prob. fr. Russ krashenina colored linen] (1812): a coarse fabric used for draperies, toweling, and clothing and for strengthening joints of cased-in books