crash

Definition

Examples

The system crashed during the update and we lost some data.

Word Family

Synonyms

• collision(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
• breakdownthe act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue

Collocations

• Easy car crash
  describing car crash (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)
• Medium computer crash lost files
  describing computer crash lost files (a machine for performing calculations automatically)
• Hard stock market crash repercussions
  to stock market crash repercussions, meaning to have on hand
• Very Hard crash and burn in high-stakes competition
  to crash and burn in high-stakes competition, meaning to fall or come down violently