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# crash

noun (a crash, crashes); verb (crash, crashes, crashed, crashing)

«crash» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A crash is an accident when a vehicle hits something hard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crash/#m1)
2. A crash is a sudden loud noise of something falling or breaking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crash/#m2)
3. To crash is to hit something hard, or to fall with a loud noise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crash/#m3)
4. When a computer crashes, it suddenly stops working. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crash/#m4)
5. To crash can mean to fall asleep very quickly because you are tired (informal). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crash/#m5)

### In the lessons

In road safety, seatbelts, car seats and bike helmets protect you in a crash. In science, a crash shows forces and energy: the faster something moves, the harder it hits. In stories, a crash is a sudden dramatic event. Phrases: car crash, crash into, crash helmet, crash landing, crash course (a fast short lesson), the waves crashed.

### Examples

- The car crashed into a tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crash/#x1)
- We heard a crash from the kitchen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crash/#x2)
- The waves crashed against the rocks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crash/#x3)
- My computer crashed and I lost my work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crash/#x4)
- Wear a helmet in case you crash your bike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crash/#x5)
- The plane made a crash landing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crash/#x6)
- After the trip I crashed on the sofa. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crash/#x7)

### Note

Plural crashes, with -es. "Crash into" is used for hitting something. Do not confuse "crash" (hit hard) with "crush" (squeeze flat). In physics problems, speed and mass both make a crash more powerful.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «crash» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crash/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«crash» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crash.html) on Mova free.