Definition of crash

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • crash is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • crash is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • crash is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of crash


  • the act of colliding with something (noun)

    Examples

    1. his crash through the window

    Synonyms

    1. smash
  • enter uninvited; informal (verb)

    Examples

    1. let's crash the party!

    Synonyms

    1. barge in
    2. gate-crash
  • hurl or thrust violently (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. dash
  • undergo damage or destruction on impact (verb)

    Examples

    1. the plane crashed into the ocean
    2. The car crashed into the lamp post

    Synonyms

    1. ram
  • break violently or noisily; smash (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. break apart
    2. break up
  • sleep in a convenient place (verb)

    Examples

    1. You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable

    Synonyms

    1. doss
    2. doss down
  • stop operating (verb)

    Examples

    1. My computer crashed last night

    Synonyms

    1. go down
  • a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles) (noun)

    Examples

    1. they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane

    Synonyms

    1. wreck
  • a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. collapse
  • a loud resonant repeating noise (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. clang
    2. clangor
    3. clangoring
    4. clangour
    5. clank
    6. clash
  • cause to crash (verb)

    Examples

    1. The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace
    2. Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost
  • (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative (noun)

    Examples

    1. the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since
  • fall or come down violently (verb)

    Examples

    1. The branch crashed down on my car
    2. The plane crashed in the sea
  • make a sudden loud sound (verb)

    Examples

    1. the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night
  • move violently as through a barrier (verb)

    Examples

    1. The terrorists crashed the gate
  • move with, or as if with, a crashing noise (verb)

    Examples

    1. The car crashed through the glass door
  • occupy, usually uninvited (verb)

    Examples

    1. My son's friends crashed our house last weekend
  • undergo a sudden and severe downturn (verb)

    Examples

    1. the economy crashed
    2. will the stock market crash again?

See definition of crash in Merriam Webster