a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
an abrupt failure of function or health
lose significance, effectiveness, or value; "The school system is collapsing"; "The stock market collapsed"
break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe"
fold or close up; "fold up your umbrella"; "collapse the music stand"
the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"
a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"
a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
(computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative; "the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since"
stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week"
undergo a sudden and severe downturn; "the economy crashed"; "will the stock market crash again?"
hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock"
undergo damage or destruction on impact; "the plane crashed into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post"
break violently or noisily; smash;
cause to crash; "The terrorists crashed the car into the gate of the palace"
fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"
move violently as through a barrier; "The terrorists crashed the gate"
move with, or as if with, a crashing noise; "The car crashed through the glass door"
occupy, usually uninvited; "My son's friends crashed our house last weekend"