a loud resonant repeating noise; he could hear the clang of distant bells

[ Syn: clang , clangor , clangour , clangoring , clank , clash ]

a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane

[ Syn: wreck ]

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

[ Syn: collapse ]

the act of colliding with something; his crash through the window; the fullbacks smash into the defensive line

[ Syn: smash ]

(computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative; the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since'

fall or come down violently; The branch crashed down on my car; The plane crashed in the sea'

hurl or thrust violently; He dashed the plate against the wall; Waves were dashing against the rock

[ Syn: dash ]

undergo a sudden and severe downturn; the economy crashed; will the stock market crash again?'

stop operating; My computer crashed last night; The system goes down at least once a week

[ Syn: go down ]

sleep in a convenient place; You can crash here, though its not very comfortable

[ Syn: doss , doss down ]

move with, or as if with, a crashing noise; The car crashed through the glass door'

undergo damage or destruction on impact; the plane crashed into the ocean; The car crashed into the lamp post

[ Syn: ram ]

move violently as through a barrier; The terrorists crashed the gate'

break violently or noisily; smash;

[ Syn: break up , break apart ]

occupy, usually uninvited; My son's friends crashed our house last weekend'

make a sudden loud sound; the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night'

enter uninvited; informal; lets crash the party!

[ Syn: barge in , gate-crash ]

cause to crash; The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace; Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost'