A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
The piece ended in a crescendo, building up to a crash of cymbals.
An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.
She broke two bones in her body in a car crash.
A type of rough linen.
The yearly allowance of clothing on this plantation, consisted of two tow-linen shirts—such linen as the coarsest crash towels are made of[…]
Quick, fast, intensive, impromptu.
crash course
From Middle English crasshen, crasschen, craschen (“to break into pieces”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a variant of earlier *crasken, from crasen (“to break”) + -k (formative suffix); or from e...
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To cause something to collide with something else, especially when this results in damage.
I'm sorry for crashing the bike into a wall. I'll pay for repairs.
To hit or strike with force.
Roy Hodgson's side were dominant and fully merited the lead given to them when Eric Dier crashed a 20-yard free-kick high past keeper Igor Akinfeev with 17 minutes left.