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Definitions for Crashing

[1] absolute; complete; utter: a crashing bore.
[2] unusual or superlative; exceptional: a crashing celebration.
[3] to make a loud, clattering noise, as of something dashed to pieces.
[4] to break or fall to pieces with noise.
[5] (of moving vehicles, objects, etc.) to collide, especially violently and noisily.
[6] to move or go with a crash; strike with a crash.
[7] Aeronautics . to land in an abnormal manner, usually causing severe damage: The airliner crashed.
[8] to collapse or fail suddenly, as a financial enterprise: The stock market crashed.
[9] Informal . to gain admittance to a party, performance, etc., without an invitation, ticket, or permission.
[10] Slang . to sleep. to have a temporary place to sleep or live without payment: He let me crash at his house. to fall asleep: I get home in the evening and I just crash till it's time for dinner.
[11] Slang . to experience unpleasant sensations, as sudden exhaustion or depression, when a drug, especially an amphetamine, wears off.
[12] Medicine/Medical Slang . to suffer cardiac arrest.
[13] Ecology . (of a population) to decline rapidly.
[14] Computers . to shut down because of a malfunction of hardware or software.
[15] to break into pieces violently and noisily; shatter.
[16] to force or drive with violence and noise (usually followed by in, through, out, etc.).
[17] Aeronautics . to cause (an aircraft) to make a landing in an abnormal manner, usually damaging or wrecking the aircraft.
[18] Informal . to gain admittance to, even though uninvited: to crash a party. to enter without a ticket, permission, etc.: to crash the gate at a football game.
[19] a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck: the crash of thunder.
[20] a breaking or falling to pieces with loud noise: the sudden crash of dishes.
[21] a collision or crashing, as of automobiles, trains, etc.
[22] the shock of collision and breaking.
[23] a sudden and violent falling to ruin.
[24] a sudden general collapse of a business enterprise, prosperity, the stock market, etc.: the crash of 1929.
[25] Aeronautics . an act or instance of crashing.
[26] Ecology . a sudden, rapid decline in the size of a population.
[27] characterized by an intensive effort, especially to deal with an emergency, meet a deadline, etc.: a crash plan to house flood victims; a crash diet.
[28] (prenominal) informal (intensifier) (esp in the phrase a crashing bore )
[29] to make or cause to make a loud noise as of solid objects smashing or clattering
[30] to fall or cause to fall with force, breaking in pieces with a loud noise as of solid objects smashing
[31] (intr) to break or smash in pieces with a loud noise
[32] (intr) to collapse or fail suddenly this business is sure to crash
[33] to cause (an aircraft) to hit land or water violently resulting in severe damage or (of an aircraft) to hit land or water in this way
[34] to cause (a car, etc) to collide with another car or other object or (of two or more cars) to be involved in a collision
[35] to move or cause to move violently or noisily to crash through a barrier
[36] British informal short for gate-crash
[37] (intr) (of a computer system or program) to fail suddenly and completely because of a malfunction
[38] (intr) slang another term for crash out
[39] crash and burn informal to fail; be unsuccessful
[40] an act or instance of breaking and falling to pieces
[41] a sudden loud noise the crash of thunder
[42] a collision, as between vehicles
[43] a sudden descent of an aircraft as a result of which it hits land or water
[44] the sudden collapse of a business, stock exchange, etc, esp one causing further financial failure
[45] (modifier) requiring or using intensive effort and all possible resources in order to accomplish something quickly a crash programme sudden or vigorous a crash halt ; a crash tackle
[46] crash-and-burn informal a complete failure
[47] a coarse cotton or linen cloth used for towelling, curtains, etc

Words related to Crashing

utter, sheer, total, complete, plain, swell, all-out, arrant, downright, out-and-out, outright, pure, supreme, thorough, unbounded, unconditional, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated, excellent

Words nearby Crashing

crash-dive, crash-hot, crash-land, crash-test, crashaw, crashing, crashproof, crashworthiness, crasis, crass, crassitude

Origin of Crashing

11350–1400; 1920–25 def. 16; 1870–75 for def 22 ; Middle English crasche, blend of crase to break (see craze) and masche mash1

Other words from Crashing

crash·ing·ly , adverb
crash·er , noun

Word origin for Crashing

C19: from Russian krashenina coloured linen

Synonyms for Crashing

complete, plain, sheer, total, utter, all-out, arrant, downright, out-and-out, outright, pure, supreme, thorough, unbounded, unconditional, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated