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Crashing

verb
/ˈkɹæʃɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 1.8

Definitions

1.verbTo collide with something destructively, fall or come down violently.
2.verbTo severely damage or destroy something by causing it to collide with something else.
"I'm sorry for crashing the bike into a wall. I'll pay for repairs."
3.verb(via gatecrash) To attend a social event without invitation, usually with unfavorable intentions.
"We weren't invited to the party so we decided to crash it."
4.verbTo accelerate a project or a task or its schedule by devoting more resources to it.
5.verbTo make or experience informal temporary living arrangements, especially overnight.
"Hey dude, can I crash at your pad?"
6.verbTo give, as a favor.
7.verbTo lie down for a long rest, sleep or nap, as from tiredness or exhaustion.
8.verb(hardware) To terminate extraordinarily.
"If the system crashes again, we'll have it fixed in the computer shop."
9.verb(hardware) To cause to terminate extraordinarily.
"Double-clicking this icon crashes the desktop."
10.verbTo experience a period of depression and/or lethargy after a period of euphoria, as after the euphoric effect of a psychotropic drug has dissipated.
11.verbTo hit or strike with force
12.verb(of a patient's condition) To take a sudden and severe turn for the worse; to rapidly deteriorate.
13.verbTo make a sudden loud noise.
"Thunder crashed directly overhead."
14.nounThe sound or action of something that crashes.
"the ceaseless crashings of waves on the beach"

Synonyms

flamingblinkingballybloodyunmitigatedsmashingfallinglockingrumblingsinkinglockincident

Rhymes With

dashingthrashingclashinggnashinglashingrehashingflashingsplashing
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