Crash

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Intransitive 1.2.2 Transitive

English

Noun

crash (plural: crashes )

1. An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.
2. A computer malfunction that is caused by faulty software, and makes the system either partially or totally inoperable.
3. (onomatopoeic?) loud sound as made for example by cymbals
4. quick, fast as in crash course

Verb

to crash (crashes, crashed, crashing)

Intransitive

1. to collide with something destructively
2. to make informal temporary living arrangments

   Hey dude, can I crash at your pad?

3. (of a computer program) to terminate extraordinarily

Transitive

1. to severely damage or destroy something by causing it to collide with something else
2. (slang) to turn up at or join a social event without having been invited