2 entries found for crash.
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Function: noun
Text: 1 the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact <the fiery crash of two jumbo jet airplanes in midair>
Synonyms collision, crack-up, smash, smashup, wreck
Related Words accident; demolishment, destruction, ruin
2 a falling short of one's goals <refused to be discouraged by the crash of hairdressing business> -- see FAILURE 2
3 a loud explosive sound <the crash of cymbals> -- see CLAP 1
4 a forceful coming together of two things <the crash of a baseball through the window> -- see IMPACT 1