Meaning & use
crash
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A sudden violent collision, loud noise, or failure, as of a vehicle, computer system, or financial market.
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The car skidded on the ice and crashed into a guardrail.
The stock market crash of 1929 triggered the Great Depression.
A note on using this word
"Crash" functions as both noun and verb, and has extended informally to mean sleeping somewhere temporarily, as in "crash at a friend's place."
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To sleep or stay somewhere temporarily, especially informally.
Can I crash at your place tonight?
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