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Nouns (8)

n. (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative; "the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since"

crash, smash

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

crash, collapse

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

crash, head crash, disk crash

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

Verbs (13)

crash

v. cause to crash; "The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace"; "Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost"

crash

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

crash

v. stop running or abort unexpectedly

crash

v. make a sudden loud sound; "the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night"

crash

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

crash, go down

v. stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week"

doss, doss down, crash

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

barge in, crash, gate-crash

v. enter uninvited; informal; "let's crash the party!"

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Adjectives (1)

crash

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

Fuzzynyms (107)

accident

n. an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

indentation

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

force, forcefulness, strength

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, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother

n. a confused multitude of things

insufficiency, inadequacy, deficiency

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

decay, decline

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

worsening

n. changing something with the result that it becomes worse

ebb, ebbing, wane

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

bankruptcy, failure

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

peal, pealing, roll, rolling

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

clack, clap

n. a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated

jingle, jangle

n. a metallic sound; "the jingle of coins"; "the jangle of spurs"

rumble

n. a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage

thunderclap

n. a single sharp crash of thunder

reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye

n. an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

seizure, ictus, raptus

n. a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure"

collapse

n. a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in; "the roof is in danger of collapse"; "the collapse of the old star under its own gravity"

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

calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, 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, wipeout

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

ruin, ruination

n. an event that results in destruction

thunder

n. a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning

roar

n. the sound made by a lion

paradiddle, roll, drum roll

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

stroke, apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA

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

bump

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

dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot

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

dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot

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"

tear, rupture, snap, bust

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

shatter

v. cause to break into many pieces; "shatter the plate"

fold, fold up

v. become folded or folded up; "The bed folds in a jiffy"

malfunction, misfunction

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

smash

v. hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke

crush

v. become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall"

splinter, sliver

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

infiltrate

v. pass into or through by filtering or permeating; "the substance infiltrated the material"

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 (32)

invade

v. penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way; "The cancer had invaded her lungs"

intensified

adj. made more intense; "the intensified scrutiny of the candidate's background"

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, keen

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

severe, terrible, wicked

adj. intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"; "a wicked cough"

violent, wild

adj. (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud; "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts"

high, heavy, big, violent

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

raging

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(a)

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

strong

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

thick, deep

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"

extreme, utmost(a), uttermost(a)

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)

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