Meaning of crash in English
US /kræʃ/ UK /kræʃ/
1. a sudden smashing noise of something falling or breaking
a crash of thunder
2. a violent collision between moving vehicles
a car crash
3. the violent fall of an aircraft on to the land or sea
Her parents were killed in a plane crash.
4. a sudden financial collapse or failure
The great crash on Wall Street in 1929 ruined international trade.
5. a sudden complete failure of a program, OS etc.
a system crash
US /kræʃ/ UK /kræʃ/
1. make a loud smashing noise by breaking or falling something
a crashing thunder
2. (cause to) fall or hit something with great force and damage; have an accident
The car crashed into a tree.
The plane crashed into a mountainside.
3. break into pieces with a loud noise
The glass crash to the floor.
4. suffer financial collapse or failure
The world's economy crashed in 2022, will it recover in 2023?
My computer keeps crashing and I don't know what's wrong with it.