crash smash | the act of colliding with something, his crash through the window, the fullback's smash into the defensive line |
crash landing | an emergency landing under circumstances where a normal landing is impossible (usually damaging the aircraft) |
crash dive | a rapid descent by a submarine |
crash barrier | a strong protective barrier that is erected around a racetrack or in the middle of a dual-lane highway in order to reduce the likelihood of severe accidents |
crash helmet | a padded helmet worn by people riding bicycles or motorcycles, protects the head in case of accidents |
crew neck crew neckline | a plain straight neckline opening from shoulder to shoulder of sweaters |
crew cut flattop | a closely cropped haircut, usually for men |
crash course crash program crash programme | a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency), he took a crash course in Italian on his way to Italy, his first job was a crash course in survival and in learning how to get along with people, a crash programme is needed to create new jobs |
crash wreck | a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles), they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane |
clang clangor clangour clangoring clank clash crash | a loud resonant repeating noise, he could hear the clang of distant bells |
crash collapse | a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) |
crash | (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 |
head crash | (computer science) a crash of a read write head in a hard disk drive (usually caused by contact of the head with the surface of the magnetic disk) |
gang crew work party | an organized group of workmen |
ground crew ground-service crew | the crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft on the ground |
stage crew | crew of workers who move scenery or handle properties in a theatrical production |
crew | the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.) |
aircrew air crew | the crew of an aircraft |
bomber crew bomber aircrew | the crew of a bomber |
crew | the team of men manning a racing shell |
crowd crew gang bunch | an informal body of friends, he still hangs out with the same crowd |
crewman crew member | a member of a flight crew |
doss doss down crash | sleep in a convenient place, You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable |
crash a go down e | stop operating, My computer crashed last night, The system goes down at least once a week |
crash b | undergo a sudden and severe downturn, the economy crashed, will the stock market crash again? |
crew | serve as a crew member on |
crash dash | hurl or thrust violently, He dashed the plate against the wall, Waves were dashing against the rock |
crash ram | undergo damage or destruction on impact, the plane crashed into the ocean, The car crashed into the lamp post |
crash break up break apart | break violently or noisily, smash, |
crash | cause to crash, The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace, Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost |
crash-dive | descend steeply and rapidly |
crash | fall or come down violently, The branch crashed down on my car, The plane crashed in the sea |
crash land | make an emergency landing |
barge in crash gate-crash | enter uninvited, informal, let's crash the party! |
crash | move violently as through a barrier, The terrorists crashed the gate |
crash | move with, or as if with, a crashing noise, The car crashed through the glass door |
crash | make a sudden loud sound, the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night |
crash | occupy, usually uninvited, My son's friends crashed our house last weekend |