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Nouns (14)

n. a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"

collapse

n. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

smash, collision

n. the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"

head crash, disk crash

n. failure of the computer system which causes a physical destruction of the hard disk and the destruction of data

clash, clang, clangor, clangour, clangoring, clank, jangle, clangouring

n. a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells"

Verbs (15)

crash

v. move with, or as if with, a crashing noise; "The car crashed through the glass door"

crash

v. stop running or abort unexpectedly

cause to crash

v. cause to crash; "The terrorists crashed the car into the gate of the palace"

fall violently

v. fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"

move violently

v. move violently as through a barrier; "The terrorists crashed the gate"

occupy uninvited

v. occupy, usually uninvited; "My son's friends crashed our house last weekend"

doss, doss down

v. sleep in a convenient place; "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable"

break up, break apart

v. break violently or noisily; smash;

intrude, barge in, gate-crash, gatecrash, irrupt

v. enter uninvited; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She irrupted into our sitting room"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (1)

crash

adj. highly concentrated or intense: "a crash course"

Fuzzynyms (213)

accident

n. a mishap; especially one causing injury or death

depression, dent, indentation

n. the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions

force, strength, forcefulness

n. physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"

mess, messiness, muss, mussiness

n. a state of confusion and disorderliness; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed"

clutter, jumble, smother, muddle, welter, mare's nest

n. a confused multitude of things

inadequacy, insufficiency, deficiency

n. lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"

decline, decay

n. a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

deterioration, worsening, decline in quality

n. process of changing to an inferior state

ebb, ebbing, wane

n. a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

bankruptcy

n. inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"

breakdown, crack-up

n. a mental or physical breakdown

roll, peal

n. a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

bang, blast, eruption, blowup, clap, loud noise

n. a sudden very loud noise

crash, clash, clang, clangor, clangour, clangoring, clank, jangle, clangouring

n. a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells"

grumble, grumbling, rumble, rumbling

n. a loud low dull continuous noise; "they heard the rumbling of thunder"

thunderclap

n. a single sharp crash of thunder

reversal, reverse, setback, licking

n. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"

seizure, attack

n. a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea"

collapse, breakdown

n. a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in

annihilation, disintegration

n. total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"

fall, pin

n. when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

disaster, tragedy, calamity, catastrophe, cataclysm

n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"

fall, downfall

n. a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"

destruction, demolition

n. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something

ruin, ruination

n. an event that results in destruction

boom, roar, thunder

n. a deep prolonged loud noise

roar

n. the sound made by a lion

roll, paradiddle, drum roll

n. the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously

stroke, apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident

n. a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

clack, clack valve

n. a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction

roll, peal

n. a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

force, strength, forcefulness

n. physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"

bankruptcy

n. inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"

crash, collapse

n. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

roar

n. the sound made by a lion

roll, paradiddle, drum roll

n. the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously

bump, dance erotically

v. dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; "bump and grind"

shoot, dash, scud, dart, flash, scoot

v. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

collapse, cave in, founder, give way, fall in

v. break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"

hit, knock, bump

v. "My car bumped into the tree"

clash, collide, meet violently

v. crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed"

break, fail, go, die, give, break down, conk out, give out, give way

v. stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"

fail, miscarry, go wrong

v. be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"

decline, worsen, grow worse, get worse

v. grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"

drop, degenerate, deteriorate

v. grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

waste, waste away, diminish

v. become diminished

taper

v. diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off"

shrink, shrivel, wither, shrivel up

v. wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

decline, wane, go down, grow smaller

v. grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"

dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, lose substance

v. become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"

degenerate, deteriorate, fall apart

v. become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"

fade, languish

v. become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

shoot, dash, scud, dart, flash, scoot

v. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

fold, turn up, fold up

v. bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"

malfunction, misfunction

v. fail to function or function improperly; "the coffee maker malfunctioned"

shoot, dash, scud, dart, flash, scoot

v. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

burst, explode, burst outward

v. burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded"

snap, rupture, tear, bust

v. separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"

burst, bust, shatter

v. "The wine glass shattered"

break, fail, go, die, give, break down, conk out, give out, give way

fold, turn up, fold up

v. bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"

malfunction, misfunction

v. fail to function or function improperly; "the coffee maker malfunctioned"

smash, dash, break into pieces

v. break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"

crush, break into pieces

v. break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy"

splinter, sliver, break into splinters

v. break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered"

infiltrate

v. of liquids

soak

v. submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour"

encroach, infringe, impinge

v. advance beyond the usual limit

Synonyms (40)

invade, encroach upon, intrude on, obtrude upon

v. to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy"

aggravated, intensified

adj. made more severe or intense especially in law; "aggravated assault"

bad, big

adj. very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"

blood-and-guts

adj. marked by great zeal or violence; "real blood-and-guts fiction"; "blood-and-guts football"

concentrated

adj. intensely focused; "her concentrated passion held them at bay"

consuming, overwhelming

adj. very intense; "politics is his consuming passion"; "overwhelming joy"

exquisite

adj. intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure"

extreme, deep, severe, horrible, terrible, profound, such

adj. intense or extreme in degree or quality: "intense anxiety,"; "extreme cold"; "deep trouble"; "horrible weather"; "profound regret"; "severe pain"; "such grief"; "a terrible cough"

violent, vehement, fierce

adj. marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"

high, heavy, big, violent

adj. marked by intense physical force: "a big wind"; "a violent squall"; "heavy seas"; "high winds"

raging, hot

adj. very severe; "a raging thirst"; "a raging toothache"

concentrated, intensive

adj. characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form; "the questioning was intensive"; "intensive care"; "research-intensive"; "a labor-intensive industry"

intensive

adj. characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form; "the questioning was intensive"; "intensive care"; "research-intensive"; "a labor-intensive industry"

main

adj. of force; of the greatest possible intensity; "by main strength"

pronounced, strong

adj. not faint or feeble; "a strong odor of burning rubber"

thick

adj. (of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night"

thickening

adj. becoming more intricate or complex; "a thickening plot"

unabated

adj. continuing at full strength or intensity; "the winds are unabated"; "the popularity of his books among young people continued unabated"

utmost, uttermost

adj. of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity; "extreme cold"; "extreme caution"; "extreme pleasure"; "utmost contempt"; "to the utmost degree"; "in the uttermost distress"

Antonyms (0)

crash

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