verb
crashes; crashed; crashing
[no obj] :to hit something hard enough to cause serious damage or destruction
[+ obj] :to damage (a vehicle) by causing it to hit something
a always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] :to make a loud noise by falling, hitting something, etc.
[no obj] :to make a loud noise
[+ obj] :to cause two things to hit against each other and make a loud noise
[no obj] of a computer :to stop working suddenly
[+ obj] :to cause (a computer) to stop working suddenly
[no obj] informal
to go to sleep
to stay or live for a short time with someone
[no obj] of a business, price, market, etc. :to go down in value very suddenly and quickly
[+ obj] informal :to go to (a party) without being invited
[+ obj] US sports :to move very quickly and forcefully toward (something, such as the goal in ice hockey)
crash and burn
US informal :to fail completely
noun
plural crashes
[count] an accident in which a vehicle is seriously damaged or destroyed by hitting something
a very loud noise - usually singular
an occurrence in which a computer suddenly stops working
a sudden and extreme fall or drop in amount or value