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crash1 / krash/ • v. 1. [intr.] (of a moving object) collide violently with an obstacle or another moving object. ∎ [tr.] cause (a moving object) to collide in this way. ∎ (of an aircraft) fall from the sky and violently hit the land or sea. ∎ [tr.] cause (an aircraft) to fall from the sky in this way. ∎ inf. (of a business, a market, or a price) fall suddenly and disastrously in value. ∎ Comput. [intr.] (of a machine, system, or software) fail suddenly. ∎ inf. [intr.] go to sleep, esp. suddenly or in an improvised setting: I'll crash in the back of the van for a couple of hours. 2. [intr.] move with force, speed, and sudden loud noise: huge waves crashed down on us. ∎ [tr.] move (something) in this way. ∎ make a sudden loud, deep noise: the thunder crashed. 3. [tr.] inf. enter (a party) without an invitation or permission. • n. 1. a violent collision, typically of one moving object with another or with an obstacle: a car crash. ∎ an instance of an aircraft falling from the sky to hit the land or sea. ∎ a sudden loud noise as of something breaking or hitting another object. 2. a sudden disastrous drop in the value or price of something, esp. shares of stock. ∎ the sudden collapse of a business. ∎ Comput. a sudden failure which puts a system out of action. • adj. done rapidly or urgently and involving a concentrated effort: a crash course in Italian a crash diet. • adv. with a sudden loud sound: crash went the bolt. crash2 • n. dated a coarse plain linen, woolen, or cotton fabric, used for curtains and towels. |
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"crash." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "crash." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-crash.html "crash." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-crash.html |
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crash When a computer crashes it becomes inoperable. The reason for it crashing could be a hardware or a software fault. The term is usually applied to a computer and sometimes applied to a network.
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DARREL INCE. "crash." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DARREL INCE. "crash." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-crash.html DARREL INCE. "crash." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-crash.html |
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crash A system failure that requires at least operator intervention and often some maintenance before system running can resume. The word is also used as a verb. See also recovery.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "crash." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "crash." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-crash.html JOHN DAINTITH. "crash." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-crash.html |
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crash 1 dash to pieces XIV; make the noise of this XVI. imit. formation, perh. partly suggested by craze and dash.
Hence as sb. XVI. |
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T. F. HOAD. "crash." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "crash." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-crash.html T. F. HOAD. "crash." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-crash.html |
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crash 2 coarse linen. XIX. — Russ. krashenína dyed and glossed linen.
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T. F. HOAD. "crash." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "crash." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-crash1.html T. F. HOAD. "crash." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-crash1.html |
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Crashof rhinoceroses-Lipton, 1970. |
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"Crash." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Crash." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300472.html "Crash." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300472.html |
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•abash, ash, Ashe, bash, brash, cache, calash, cash, clash, crash, dash, encash, flash, gash, gnash, hash, lash, mash, Nash, panache, pash, plash, rash, sash, slash, smash, soutache, splash, stash, thrash, trash
•earbash • kurbash • calabash
•slapdash • pebbledash • balderdash
•spatterdash • backlash • backslash
•whiplash • eyelash • goulash
•newsflash • thunderflash • mishmash
•gatecrash • Midrash • potash
•succotash
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"crash." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "crash." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-crash.html "crash." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-crash.html |
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