Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - crash
Crash
crash
1. v., n., & adv. --v. 1 intr. & tr. make or cause to make a loud smashing noise (the cymbals crashed; crashed the plates together). 2 tr. & intr. throw, drive, move, or fall with a loud smashing noise. 3 intr. & tr. a collide or cause (a vehicle) to collide violently with another vehicle, obstacle, etc.; overturn at high speed. b fall or cause (an aircraft) to fall violently on to the land or the sea (crashed the plane; the airman crashed into the sea). 4 intr. (usu. foll. by into) collide violently (crashed into the window). 5 intr. undergo financial ruin. 6 tr. colloq. enter without permission (crashed the cocktail party). 7 intr. colloq. be heavily defeated (crashed to a 4-0 defeat). 8 intr. Computing (of a machine or system) fail suddenly. 9 tr. colloq. pass (a red traffic-light etc.). 10 intr. (often foll. by out) sl. sleep for a night, esp. in an improvised setting. --n. 1 a a loud and sudden smashing noise (a thunder crash; the crash of crockery). b a breakage (esp. of crockery, glass, etc.). 2 a a violent collision, esp. of one vehicle with another or with an object. b the violent fall of an aircraft on to the land or sea. 3 ruin, esp. financial. 4 Computing a sudden failure which puts a system out of action. 5 (attrib.) done rapidly or urgently (a crash course in first aid). --adv. with a crash (the window went crash). Phrases and idioms crash barrier a barrier intended to prevent a car from leaving the road etc. crash-dive --v. 1 intr. a (of a submarine or its pilot) dive hastily and steeply in an emergency. b (of an aircraft or airman) dive and crash. 2 tr. cause to crash-dive. --n. such a dive. crash-halt a sudden stop by a vehicle. crash-helmet a helmet worn esp. by a motorcyclist to protect the head in a crash. crash-land 1 intr. (of an aircraft or airman) land hurriedly with a crash, usu. without lowering the undercarriage. 2 tr. cause (an aircraft) to crash-land. crash landing a hurried landing with a crash. crash pad sl. a place to sleep, esp. in an emergency. crash-stop = crash-halt. crash-tackle Football a vigorous tackle. Etymology: ME: imit. 2. n. a coarse plain linen, cotton, etc., fabric. Etymology: Russ. krashenina coloured linen
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English crasschen Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to break violently and noisily ; smash, to damage (an airplane) in landing, 2. to cause to make a loud noise , to force (as one's way) through with loud ~ing noises, to enter or attend without invitation or without paying , to move toward aggressively (as in fighting for a rebound) , to cause (a computer system, component, or program) to ~, intransitive verb 1. to break or go to pieces with or as if with violence and noise, to fall, land, or hit with destructive force, to decline suddenly and steeply, to suffer a sudden major failure usually with attendant loss of data, to make a smashing noise , to move or force one's way with or as if with a ~ , to experience the aftereffects (as lethargy or depression) of a usually prolonged episode of drug use (as of amphetamines), to go to bed or fall asleep, ~er noun II. noun Date: circa 1580 a loud sound (as of things smashing) , 2. a breaking to pieces by or as if by collision, an instance of ~ing , a sudden decline (as of a population) or failure (as of a business) , the process of ~ing after drug intoxication, III. adjective Date: 1945 marked by a concerted effort and effected in the shortest possible time especially to meet emergency conditions , IV. noun Etymology: probably from Russian krashenina colored linen Date: 1812 a coarse fabric used for draperies, toweling, and clothing and for strengthening joints of cased-in books ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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