Tra từ crash - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

crash [crash crashes crashed crashing] noun, verb, adjective BrE [kræʃ] NAmE [kræʃ]
noun

VEHICLE ACCIDENT
1. (NAmE also wreck)an accident in which a vehicle hits sth, for example another vehicle, usually causing damage and often injuring or killing the passengers
• A girl was killed yesterday in a crash involving a stolen car.
•a car/plane crash

LOUD NOISE
2. usually singular a sudden loud noise made, for example, by sth falling or breaking
• She heard the crash of shattering glass as the vehicles collided.
• The tree fell with a great crash.
•The first distant crash of thunder shook the air.

IN FINANCE/BUSINESS
3. a sudden serious fall in the price or value of sth; the occasion when a business, etc. fails
Syn: ↑collapse
•the 1987 stock market crash

COMPUTING
4. a sudden failure of a machine or system, especially of a computer or computer system
• A systems crash in the morning and a bomb scare in the afternoon provided enough excitement for one day.

Word Origin:
late Middle English: imitative, perhaps partly suggested by ↑craze and ↑dash.

Thesaurus:
crash noun
1. C
•A man was killed in a crash involving a stolen car.
collision • • accident • |AmE wreck • |especially journalism pile-up •
in a/an crash/collision/accident/wreck/pile-up
a major crash/collision/accident/wreck/pile-up
a car/train crash/accident/wreck
a plane crash/wreck
2. C, usually sing.
•The tree fell with a great crash.
bang • • clang • • thump • • thud • • crack •
a loud crash/bang/clang/thump/thud
hear a crash/bang/clang/thump/thud/crack
a crash/crack of thunder

Collocations:
Driving
Having a car
have/own/ (BrE) run a car
ride a motorcycle/motorbike
drive/prefer/use an automatic/a manual/(NAmE, informal) a stick shift
have/get your car serviced/fixed/repaired
buy/sell a used car/(especially BrE) a second-hand car
take/pass/fail a (BrE) driving test/(both NAmE) driver's test/road test
get/obtain/have/lose/carry a/your (BrE) driving licence/(NAmE) driver's license
Driving
put on/fasten/ (NAmE) buckle/wear/undo your seat belt/safety belt
put/turn/leave the key in the ignition
start the car/engine
(BrE) change/ (NAmE) shift/put sth into gear
press/put your foot on the brake pedal/clutch/accelerator
release the clutch/(especially BrE) the handbrake/(both NAmE) the emergency brake/the parking brake
drive/park/reverse the car
(BrE) indicate left/right
(especially NAmE) signal that you are turning left/right
take/miss (BrE) the turning/(especially NAmE) the turn
apply/hit/slam on the brake(s)
beep/honk/ (especially BrE) toot/ (BrE) sound your horn
Problems and accidents
a car skids/crashes (into sth)/collides (with sth)
swerve to avoid an oncoming car/a pedestrian
crash/lose control of the car
have/be in/be killed in/survive a car crash/a car accident/(NAmE) a car wreck/a hit-and-run
be run over/knocked down by a car/bus/truck
dent/hit (BrE) the bonnet/(NAmE) the hood
break/crack/shatter (BrE) the windscreen/(NAmE) the windshield
blow/ (especially BrE) burst/puncture (BrE) a tyre/(NAmE) a tire
get/have (BrE) a flat tyre/a flat tire/a puncture
inflate/change/fit/replace/check a tyre/tire
Traffic and driving regulations
be caught in/get stuck in/sit in a traffic jam
cause congestion/tailbacks/traffic jams/gridlock
experience/face lengthy delays
beat/avoid the traffic/the rush hour
break/observe/ (NAmE) drive the speed limit
be caught on (BrE) a speed camera
stop sb for/pull sb over for/ (BrE, informal) be done for speeding
(both informal) run/ (BrE) jump a red light/the lights
be arrested for/charged with (BrE) drink-driving/(both US) driving under the influence (DUI)/driving while intoxicated (DWI)
be banned/ (BrE) disqualified from driving

Synonyms:
crash
slam • collide • smash • wreck
These are all words that can be used when sth, especially a vehicle, hits sth else very hard and is damaged or destroyed.
crash • (rather informal) to hit an object or another vehicle, causing damage; to make a vehicle do this: ▪ I was terrified that the plane would crash.
slam (sth) into/against sb/sth • to crash into sth with a lot of force; to make sth do this: ▪ The car skidded and slammed into a tree.
collide • (rather formal) (of two vehicles or people) to crash into each other; (of a vehicle or person) to crash into sb/sth else: ▪ The car and the van collided head-on in thick fog.
smash • (rather informal) to crash into sth with a lot of force; to make sth do this; to crash a car: ▪ Ramraiders smashed a stolen car through the shop window.
crash, slam or smash?
Crash is used especially to talk about vehicles and can be used without a preposition: ▪ We're going to crash, aren't we? In this meaning slam and smash always take a preposition: We're going to slam/smash, aren't we? They are used for a much wider range of things than just vehicles. Crash can also be used for other things, if used with a preposition: ▪ He crashed down the telephone receiver.
wreck • to crash a vehicle and damage it so badly that it is not worth repairing
two vehicles crash/collide
two vehicles crash/slam/smash into each other
to crash/smash/wreck a car

Example Bank:
•He had survived a plane crash.
•He had survived a spectacular crash in a truck race.
•He was killed in a train crash.
•In thirty years of driving she had never had a crash.
•She swerved to avoid a crash.
•The bike hit the street and made a loud crash.
•The crash claimed three lives.
•The plates fell to the floor with an almighty crash.
•There was a sickening crash as her head hit the ground.
•a crash in share prices
•a crash involving two cars and a bus
•a distant crash of thunder
•a fiery crash which killed the pilot
•a major air crash
•the crash of the waves
•the stock market crash of 1987
•A girl was killed in a crash involving a stolen car.
•A systems crash in the morning and a bomb scare in the afternoon provided enough excitement.
•She heard the crash of shattering glass as the vehicles collided.
Idiom: ↑crashing bore
Derived: ↑crash out

verb

OF VEHICLE
1. intransitive, transitive if a vehicle crashes or the driver crashes it, it hits an object or another vehicle, causing damage
• I was terrified that the plane would crash.
• We're going to crash, aren't we?
•~ into sth A truck went out of control and crashed into the back of a bus.
•~ sth (into sth) He crashed his car into a wall.

HIT HARD/LOUD NOISE
2. intransitive, transitive to hit sth hard while moving, causing noise and/or damage; to make sth hit sb/sth in this way
•+ adv./prep. A brick crashed through the window.
• With a sweep of his hand he sent the glasses crashing to the floor.
•+ adj. The door crashed open.
•~ sth + adj. She stormed out of the room and crashed the door shut behind her.
3. intransitive to make a loud noise
• Thunder crashed overhead.

IN FINANCE/BUSINESS
4. intransitive (of prices, a business, shares, etc.)to lose value or fail suddenly and quickly
• Share prices crashed to an all-time low yesterday.
• The company crashed with debts of £50 million.

COMPUTING
5. intransitive, transitive ~ (sth) if a computer crashes or you crash a computer, it stops working suddenly
• Files can be lost if the system suddenly crashes.

PARTY
6. transitive ~ sth (informal) = ↑gatecrash

IN SPORT
7. intransitive (+ adv./prep) (especially BrE)to lose very badly in a sports game
• The team crashed to their worst defeat this season.

SLEEP
8. intransitive ~ (out) (informal)to fall asleep; to sleep somewhere you do not usually sleep
•I was so tired I crashed out on the sofa.
•I've come to crash on your floor for a couple of nights.

MEDICAL
9. intransitive if sb crashes, their heart stops beating
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: imitative, perhaps partly suggested by ↑craze and ↑dash.

Thesaurus:
crash verb
1. I, T
•He crashed the car into a wall.
smash • • slam • • bang into sth • • collide • • wreck • |BrE write sth off • • plough into sth • |AmE plow into sth • |AmE, informal total •
crash/smash/slam/bang/plough into sth
two vehicles crash/collide
two vehicles crash/smash/slam/bang into each other
crash/smash/wreck/write off/total a car/truck/vehicle
Crash, smash or slam? When used to talk about vehicles smash and slam always take a preposition, but crash does not have to:
•We're going to crash!
✗ We're going to smash/slam!
2. I
•Thunder crashed overhead.
bang • • explode • • crack • • clash •
a door crashes/bangs
thunder crashes/explodes/cracks
cymbals crash/clash

Example Bank:
•Can I crash at your place tonight?
•He crashed the car into a tree.
•Look out! We're going to crash!
•The company crashed with debts of £80 million.
•The waves crashed deafeningly.
•They crashed on my floor for a couple of nights.
•They dance to the loud music of pounding drums and crashing cymbals.
•We were badly affected when the stock market crashed in October 1987.

adjective only before noun
involving hard work or a lot of effort over a short period of time in order to achieve quick results
•a crash course in computer programming
•a crash diet

Word Origin:
late Middle English: imitative, perhaps partly suggested by ↑craze and ↑dash.

See also: ↑wreck