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Definition crash in British English

crash noun

[countable] noun
/kræʃ/
1

an accident that happens when a moving vehicle hits something, causing damage

Example

It was the worst train crash in thirty years.

Example

He was seriously injured in a car crash.

Example

a head-on crash between a car and a lorry

Synonyms and related words
accident aquaplane bang up
2

a loud noise like the sound of two hard things hitting each other and breaking

Example

There was a loud crash from the kitchen.

Example

the crash of the waves against the rocks

Synonyms and related words
bang beep blare beat bump chink
3

a sudden fall in prices or in the value of the stock market

Synonyms and related words
bear bearish bear market
3.1

the sudden and complete failure of a business

Synonyms and related words
fail fiasco debacle
4

an occasion when a computer or a computer program suddenly stops working

Example

The system is prone to crashes.

Synonyms and related words
ABEND access time A-D conversion bit rot breakdown bug
Definition crash in British English