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crashing

/ˈkɹæʃɪŋ/

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verb

To collide with something destructively, fall or come down violently.

Examples :

"The boy was riding his bike too fast and ended up crashing into a tree. "

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To severely damage or destroy something by causing it to collide with something else.

Examples :

"The careless driver was crashing his car into the parked truck. "

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(via gatecrash) To attend a social event without invitation, usually with unfavorable intentions.

Examples :

"Some teenagers were crashing the graduation party, hoping to get free food and cause some trouble. "

"The teenagers were planning on crashing the graduation party because they hadn't been invited. "

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To accelerate a project or a task or its schedule by devoting more resources to it.

Examples :

"To meet the deadline, the team decided to start crashing the project, working overtime and bringing in extra developers. "

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To make or experience informal temporary living arrangements, especially overnight.

Examples :

"Hey dude, can I crash at your pad?"

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To give, as a favor.

Examples :

""Since my friend's car broke down, I'm crashing him at my place for a few nights." "

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To lie down for a long rest, sleep or nap, as from tiredness or exhaustion.

Examples :

"After working a double shift, all I wanted to do was go home and start crashing on the couch. "

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(hardware) To terminate extraordinarily.

Examples :

"My computer was working fine, but then it suddenly started crashing every few minutes, losing all my unsaved work. "

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(hardware) To cause to terminate extraordinarily.

Examples :

"Double-clicking this icon crashes the desktop."

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To experience a period of depression and/or lethargy after a period of euphoria, as after the euphoric effect of a psychotropic drug has dissipated.

Examples :

"After the excitement of the party and the sugar rush wore off, she was crashing hard and could barely stay awake to finish her homework. "

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To hit or strike with force

Examples :

"The loud thunder was crashing against the windows during the storm. "

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(of a patient's condition) To take a sudden and severe turn for the worse; to rapidly deteriorate.

Examples :

"The patient seemed stable after surgery, but then suddenly he started crashing, and the doctors rushed to help him. "

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To make a sudden loud noise.

Examples :

"Thunder crashed directly overhead."

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noun

The sound or action of something that crashes.

Examples :

"the ceaseless crashings of waves on the beach"