crashed

Slept, uninvited, or broke

Crashed is the past tense of crash, covering its range of meanings.

A vehicle crashed into something; a computer crashed and lost data; the stock market crashed; someone crashed a party uninvited; you crashed on a friend's couch for the night.

To say you crashed can simply mean you fell asleep suddenly: I was exhausted and crashed as soon as I got home.

computer

freeze

Become solid from cold

malfunction · bug · hang · unresponsive · data loss · corrupt · virus · overheat · lag · software

vehicle

collision

Forceful contact between objects

  • impactForceful contact or consequence
  • wreckDestroyed vessel or vehicle
  • pileupSequential vehicular collision

fender-bender · totaled · smash · airbag · whiplash · skid · rollover · guardrail · intersection · speeding

market

plummet

Rapid downward descent

plunge · downturn · selloff · panic · recession · depression · bust · correction · bailout · losses

shipwreck

wreck

Destroyed vessel or vehicle

  • sunkenDescended beneath water level
  • reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
  • salvageRecovering damaged goods

maritime · underwater · flotsam · jetsam · submerged · seabed · diving · coral · barnacles · treasure

sleep

passed out

Lost awareness suddenly

collapsed · wiped out · dead tired · burnout · jet lag · all-nighter · fatigue · dozing · snoring · couch

failure

bombed

Failed spectacularly, utterly

debacle · fiasco · bust · disaster · flameout · botched · misfire · derailed · backfired · underperformed

party

gatecrash

Attend without being invited

unexpected · showed up · barged in · party pooper · freeloading · wedding crasher

Categories
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vehicle/physical collision

crashedarrived

Reached one's destination

uncrashed · parked · docked · berthed · made it

computer/system failure

crashedstarted

Put into action

ran · functioned · loaded · operated · launched

market/financial collapse

crashedsoared

Flew or rose dramatically

surged · skyrocketed · increased · rallied · boomed

Phrases
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