crashes

Burns out suddenly

Crashes is the plural of crash—violent collisions or sudden failures.

Car crashes, plane crashes, stock market crashes.

In computing, a system crashes when it stops functioning abruptly: My computer crashes whenever I open that program.

The verb form describes repeated or habitual action: He crashes every party in town.

To crash somewhere is to sleep there uninvited: She crashes at her friend's place.

sound

bang

Sudden loud noise

smash · thud · crunch · slam · roar · rumble · clang · din · racket · explosion

impact

collision

Forceful contact between objects

  • smashBreak violently apart
  • slamForceful impact or closure
  • bangSudden loud noise

jolt · hit · blow · strike · bump · thud · shockwave · concussion · force · momentum

vehicular

collision

Forceful contact between objects

t-bone · sideswipe · rollover · hit-and-run · wreck · smash-up · airbags · whiplash · tow-truck · insurance

financial

collapse

Sudden structural failure

meltdown · plunge · freefall · panic · sell-off · correction · slump · depression · bankruptcy · default

structural

collapse

Sudden structural failure

crumble · buckle · subsidence · demolition · debris · rubble · ruins · shatter · disintegrate · falter

computing

freeze

Become solid from cold

  • rebootCycle power intentionally
  • glitchMinor system fault
  • bugCrawling creature or defect

error · malfunction · shutdown · lockup · hang · segfault · corruption · overflow · exception · dump

sleep

pass-out

Lose awareness suddenly

nap · overnight · couch-surf · flop

Categories
Opposites
financial/market movement

crashessoars

Flies high, effortlessly

skyrockets · surges · rises · booms · rallies

vehicle/aircraft motion outcome

crasheslands

Comes to ground

touches down · arrives · docks · parks · pulls in

system/computer operation

crashesruns

Moves fast on foot

operates · functions · works · boots up · starts

Phrases
Family

crash, crashing, crashed, crasher, crashers, crash-land, crash and burn, crash out

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG