Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with crash in American Collocation
crash nouncountableWhat are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US/kræʃ/
very bad
horrendous
horrific
serious
terrible
tragic
He has rebuilt his life since being involved in a horrific motorbike crash.
involving death
fatal
Investigations are continuing after a fatal crash at a level-crossing near Bath.
involving speed
high-speed
speed-related
Two cars were involved in a high-speed crash on the motorway.
when the front of one vehicle hits another
head-on
There was a head-on crash at high speed between the two trains.
type of vehicle
car
helicopter
motorcycle
plane
train
Almost 200 people died in the plane crash.
where it happens
air
rail
road
There will be an inquest into the causes of the rail crash.
be involved in a crash
be involved in
have
suffer
survive
Last year he had a car crash and was seriously injured.
cause a crash
cause
He was jailed for causing a crash in which two people died.
prevent a crash
avert
avoid
prevent
She swerved to avoid a crash.
almighty
loud
resounding
The door flew open and hit the wall with an almighty crash.