What does "crash" mean?
Crash: To make a loud, clattering sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once; to break in pieces with a harsh noise. Roofs were blazing and walls crashing in every part of the city. Macualay.
Additional senses
- 2.To break with violence and noise; as, the chimney in falling crashed through the roof.
- 3.A loud, sudden, confused sound, as of manu things falling and breaking at once. The wreck of matter and the crash of worlds. Addison.
- 4.Ruin; failure; sudden breaking down, as of a business house or a commercial enterprise.
- 5.Coarse, heavy, narrow linen cloth, used esp. for towels.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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