Crash (Noun)
Meaning 1
A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures).
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Nouns denoting natural events.
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- The stock market crash of 1929 led to a global economic downturn that lasted for years.
- The company's stock price experienced a sudden crash after the announcement of its financial struggles.
- The housing market crash in 2008 had a ripple effect on the entire economy, causing widespread job losses.
- The tech industry experienced a crash in the early 2000s, with many startups and established companies going bankrupt.
- The crash of the dot-com bubble in the late 1990s wiped out millions of dollars in investments and led to a period of economic uncertainty.
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Meaning 2
(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".
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Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 3
The act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 4
A loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells".
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Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 5
A serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane".
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Nouns denoting natural events.