crash

1. verb

1)

the car crashed into a tree

Syn:

smash into, collide with, be in collision with, hit, strike, ram, cannon into, plow into, meet head-on, run into, impact

2)

he crashed his car

Syn:

smash, wreck; informal total

3)

waves crashed against the shore

Syn:

dash against, batter, pound, lash (against), slam (against), be hurled against

4)

thunder crashed overhead

Syn:

boom, crack, roll, clap, explode, bang, blast, blare, resound, reverberate, rumble, thunder, echo

5) informal

his clothing company crashed

Syn:

collapse, fold, fail, go under, go bankrupt, become insolvent, cease trading, go into receivership, go into liquidation; informal go broke, go bust, go belly up

2. noun

1)

a crash on the highway

Syn:

accident, collision, road traffic accident, derailment, wreck; informal pileup, smash-up, rear-ender

2)

a loud crash

Syn:

bang, smash, smack, crack, bump, thud, clatter, clunk, clang; report, detonation, explosion; noise, racket, clangor, din

3)

the stock market crash

Syn:

collapse, failure, bankruptcy

3. adjective

a crash course

Syn:

intensive, concentrated, rapid, short; accelerated, immersion