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■ verb
1》 collide violently with an obstacle or another vehicle.
↘(of an aircraft) fall from the sky and violently hit the land or sea.
↘ informal (of a company's shares) fall suddenly and disastrously in value.
↘ Computing fail suddenly.
2》 move with force, speed, and sudden loud noise.
↘make a sudden loud, deep noise.
3》 (also ~ out ) informal fall deeply asleep.
4》 informal gate~ (a party).
■ noun
1》 an instance of ~ing.
2》 a sudden loud, discordant noise.
■ adjective done rapidly and involving a concentrated effort: a ~ course in Italian.
Origin
ME: imitative, perh. partly suggested by craze and dash .
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■ noun dated a coarse plain linen, woollen, or cotton fabric.
Origin
C19: from Russ. krashenina 'dyed coarse linen'.