Meaning of "crash" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CRASH

Probably from crasen to smash, shatter + dasshen to strike violently, dash1.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CRASH

crash  [kræʃ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRASH

Crash is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb crash in English.

WHAT DOES CRASH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of crash in the English dictionary

The first definition of crash in the dictionary is to make or cause to make a loud noise as of solid objects smashing or clattering. Other definition of crash is to fall or cause to fall with force, breaking in pieces with a loud noise as of solid objects smashing. Crash is also to break or smash in pieces with a loud noise.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CRASH

PRESENT

Present

I crash

you crash

he/she/it crashes

we crash

you crash

they crash

Present continuous

I am crashing

you are crashing

he/she/it is crashing

we are crashing

you are crashing

they are crashing

Present perfect

I have crashed

you have crashed

he/she/it has crashed

we have crashed

you have crashed

they have crashed

Present perfect continuous

I have been crashing

you have been crashing

he/she/it has been crashing

we have been crashing

you have been crashing

they have been crashing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I crashed

you crashed

he/she/it crashed

we crashed

you crashed

they crashed

Past continuous

I was crashing

you were crashing

he/she/it was crashing

we were crashing

you were crashing

they were crashing

Past perfect

I had crashed

you had crashed

he/she/it had crashed

we had crashed

you had crashed

they had crashed

Past perfect continuous

I had been crashing

you had been crashing

he/she/it had been crashing

we had been crashing

you had been crashing

they had been crashing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will crash

you will crash

he/she/it will crash

we will crash

you will crash

they will crash

Future continuous

I will be crashing

you will be crashing

he/she/it will be crashing

we will be crashing

you will be crashing

they will be crashing

Future perfect

I will have crashed

you will have crashed

he/she/it will have crashed

we will have crashed

you will have crashed

they will have crashed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been crashing

you will have been crashing

he/she/it will have been crashing

we will have been crashing

you will have been crashing

they will have been crashing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would crash

you would crash

he/she/it would crash

we would crash

you would crash

they would crash

Conditional continuous

I would be crashing

you would be crashing

he/she/it would be crashing

we would be crashing

you would be crashing

they would be crashing

Conditional perfect

I would have crash

you would have crash

he/she/it would have crash

we would have crash

you would have crash

they would have crash

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been crashing

you would have been crashing

he/she/it would have been crashing

we would have been crashing

you would have been crashing

they would have been crashing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you crash
we let´s crash
you crash

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to crash

Past participle

crashed

Present Participle

crashing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CRASH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «crash» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of crash

accident · bang · bankruptcy · boom · break · break up · bump · clang · clash · clatter · collapse · collision · come a cropper · concentrated · depression · din · disintegrate · downfall · emergency · fail · failure · fall · fold · fold up · fracture · fragment · go belly up · go bust · go to the wall · go under · hurtle · immediate · intensive · jar · jolt · lurch · overbalance · pile-up · pitch · plunge · prang · racket · round-the-clock · ruin · shatter · shiver · smash · smash-up · smashing · splinter · sprawl · thud · thump · thunder · topple · urgent · wreck

TRANSLATION OF CRASH

Find out the translation of crash to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of crash from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crash» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 坠毁
• Translator English - Spanish: choque
• English: crash
• Translator English - Hindi: दुर्घटना
• Translator English - Arabic: تَـحَطُّم
• Translator English - Russian: авария
• Translator English - Portuguese: acidente de carro
• Translator English - Bengali: ক্র্যাশ
• Translator English - French: accident
• Translator English - Malay: Kemalangan
• Translator English - German: Zusammenstoß
• Translator English - Japanese: 衝突
• Translator English - Korean: 충돌
• Translator English - Javanese: Kacilakan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: va chạm mạnh
• Translator English - Tamil: விபத்தில்
• Translator English - Marathi: क्रॅश
• Translator English - Turkish: kaza
• Translator English - Italian: scontro
• Translator English - Polish: katastrofa
• Translator English - Ukrainian: аварія
• Translator English - Romanian: accident
• Translator English - Greek: σύγκρουση αυτοκινήτων
• Translator English - Afrikaans: crash
• Translator English - Swedish: brak
• Translator English - Norwegian: krasj

10 QUOTES WITH «CRASH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word crash.

1

Rick Allen

My situation should have been a lot worse. By rights I shouldn't have survived the crash.

2

Kevyn Aucoin

I made a crash landing here on Earth on February 14, 1962, in the Shreveport Catholic Charities Home for un-wed mothers. The infamous Bonnie and Clyde lost their lives just miles from where I was born. Like outlaws ourselves, my birth mother and I were on the run from the day she found out I was part of her.

3

Travis Barker

My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash, so when that happened... well, I'm just thankful to be alive. I'm just grateful to be here at all.

4

Joe Bastianich

I was brought up to believe I could achieve anything. My mother instilled in me the belief that there was always something great coming. For example, even though I'm afraid of flying, I always think the plane can't crash because there are so many better things still to come.

5

Roy Blount, Jr.

I studied French in high school and German in college and I once took a 24-hour Italian crash course. English has by far the most words in it of any other language. Our money might not be worth anything anymore, but the language is.

6

Colin Camerer

We see that hyperactivity and reward areas are important when the bubble's rising. People getting caught up in it. We also see areas involving mentalizing, which means thinking about other people: Who's buying? Who's selling? Do they know something? We see emotional areas before the crash that indicate a sense of uncertainty or dread.

7

Ron Chernow

A crash really occurs when you suddenly have a violent downturn in the market that then heralds a long bull market.

8

Phil Daniels

My heart's in stage. Making 'Quadrophenia' was exciting because we were riding around on scooters with no crash helmets. But 'hurry up and wait' is the anthem of films. Everybody wants you ready, and then you sit doing nothing.

9

Bill Dedman

After a plane or train crash, the National Transportation Safety Board dispatches its experts within two hours. The investigators in their familiar jackets take charge of the scene, secure evidence, follow leads.

10

David Douglas Duncan

War is the easiest photography in the business. Just get close, be lucky, know how your camera works. There are subjects everywhere. Everyplace you go, there is something to photograph in a war, like being in the middle of a hurricane or a train crash or an earthquake. You can't miss it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRASH»

Discover the use of crash in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crash and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Snow Crash

Snow Crash is a mind-altering romp through a future America so bizarre, so outrageous... you'll recognize it immediately. From the Paperback edition.

Neal Stephenson, 2003

The Real Crash: America's Coming Bankruptcy---How to Save ...

Predicts a worse crash if key economic changes cannot be made, arguing that American consumer habits are at the heart of today's problems and recommends that the nation declare bankruptcy and rebuild broken systems from scratch.

Peter Schiff, 2012

Crash

Now available in paperback, Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli's hilarious, poignant story of cocky seventh-grade superjock Crash Coogan. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Jerry Spinelli, 2008

Beautiful Disaster: A Novel

The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl.

Jamie McGuire, 2012

AP World History Crash Course

Whether you’re cramming for the test at the last minute, looking for extra review, or want to study on your own in preparation for the exam – this is one study guide every Advanced Placement World History student must have.

Jay Harmon, 2013

AP European History Crash Course

AP European History Crash Course - Get a Higher Advanced Placement Score in Less Time!

Larry Krieger, 2012

The Crash Course: The Unsustainable Future Of Our Economy, ...

This is serious. Read this book." —Terry Mollner, Board Member, Ben & Jerry's "Chris addresses fundamental economic and energy issues in understandable terms and provides engaging perspectives.

Chris Martenson, 2011

Crash Proof: How to Profit From the Coming Economic Collapse

Reading this book will prepare you for potential outcomes that Wall Street and the mainstream financial media are completely unaware of." —Bill Fleckenstein, founder and President of Fleckenstein Capital and MSN.com Money columnist From ...

Peter D. Schiff, John Downes, 2010

The Great Crash 1929

Presents a study of the stock market crash of 1929 that reveals the influential role of Wall Street on the economic growth of America.

John Kenneth Galbraith, 2009

AP Psychology Crash Course

Whether you're cramming for the test at the last minute, looking for extra review, or want to study on your own in preparation for the exam – this is one study guide every AP Psychology student must have!

Larry Krieger, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRASH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crash is used in the context of the following news items.

Watch This Terrifying Crash During Stage 3 of the Tour de France

Some 20 riders were involved in a massive crash at Stage 3 of the Tour de France in Belgium on Monday, causing organizers to temporarily ... «TIME, Jul 15»

China's stock market crash, explained

That might be good news from a macroeconomic perspective, because it means the crash is less likely to destroy overleveraged financial ... «Vox, Jul 15»

July 08, 2015: An 85-year-old man has died in a light plane crash …

The partner of an elderly pilot, who died in a light plane crash in Lethbridge, west of Melbourne today, saw the entire tragic incident. «9news.com.au, Jul 15»

China stock crash sparks fears of contagion to financial system

China's tumbling stock market has led to fears of contagion to the broader financial system, especially state-owned banks, a bedrock of the ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»

Medical emergency may have led to fatal crash

At least one person is dead Tuesday after a multi-vehicle crash on an El Cajon street that was possibly caused by another driver's medical ... «10News, Jul 15»

F-16 jet, Cessna plane collide mid-air, crash near Charleston

An Air Force F-16 fighter jet and a small private airplane collided Tuesday over South Carolina, killing two people aboard the civilian aircraft ... «wtkr.com, Jul 15»

Alton Towers crash victim says he does not blame theme park for …

One of the people seriously injured in a crash on a ride at Alton Towers has said he does not blame the theme park but will never go on a ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Family injured in East London airport plane crash

JULY 8, 2015 An EMS Rescue chopper leaves the scene of a light aircraft crash at the East London airport. Five people were on board the ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»

Crash closes part of Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Laurel area

Updated at 7:22 a.m.. The northbound lanes of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway near MD-32 in the Laurel area are expected to be closed ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

Dashcam Video Shows Terrifying Crash Between Bus, Minivan

Dashcam video captured a terrifying crash in Washington state between a bus and minivan that left six people injured. The accident happened ... «ABC News, Jul 15»