crash
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2.4
- noun
- /kræʃ/
- And a moment later, he heard a tremendous crash, and without thinking twice, he dashed inside to help her.
- a cymbal crash
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Watch on YouTubeNow at this point, they hear this huge crash where they thought somebody upstairs fell.
- Now at this point, they hear this huge crash where they thought somebody upstairs fell.
- And all of a sudden I heard this crash.
- We had the crash of grinder so that's fucking crazy.
- And I might even go open hi hat or even and then a crash is a diamond.
Examples
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All at once, a soft crash near the fireplace whirled her around.
Fiction book (1992) -
Now at this point, they hear this huge crash where they thought somebody upstairs fell.
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- Huge crash behind the leaders!
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We heard a really loud crash and saw birds flying away.
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The crash of mighty trees!
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There was a silence as the echo of the crash seemed to reverberate through the little house.
Fiction book (1993) -
A series of reverberating crashes from the library did nothing to increase her confidence.
Fiction book (1992) -
One of her oversized shoes flies off and lands with a crash somewhere in the dark silence of the trailer.
Academic text (2014) -
Mary's cries became louder and louder until even the crash of surf on rock was diminished.
Fiction book (1993) -
We heard a loud crash when the tree fell during the storm.
Synonyms
390
1.3
A sudden loud noise from a hit or impact
64
2.2
A heavy, dull sound made when something hits or falls
60
2.7
A sudden very loud noise that hurts your ears
51
3.0
A heavy dull sound something makes when it hits a surface
50
7.6
A loud, deep sound like an explosion or fireworks
34
2.1
A loud noise when something hits or closes suddenly
32
3.6
A sudden loud sound when one thing hits another
21
3.9
A loud ringing sound when metal hits metal
16
2.9
A heavy, dull sound made when two objects hit each other
9
5.2
A loud metallic sound that often repeats or echoes
8
8.9
A sudden loud noise like a gunshot or explosion
6
1.2
A sudden very loud noise often from an explosion or crash
5
5.8
A sudden loud noise like the bang of a gun
5
6.0
A heavy, dull sound made when something hits a hard surface
5
7.5
A loud bang from an explosion or a heavy hit
4
5.0
A loud explosive noise from a gun or engine when fuel catches fire suddenly
3
2.7
A loud repeating sound made when hard things hit
2
8.1
A loud heavy sound when something hits or falls
1
1.3
Sudden loud noises like small explosions
1
8.4
A loud, continuous ringing metal sound like bells or machines
1
7.9
A dull, heavy sound made when something hits another thing
1
9.5
A sudden heavy splash or thud when something falls
A loud metallic sound that repeats, like bells ringing
Antonyms
Compounds
- UK
6
2.3
A hard padded hat people wear when riding a bike or motorcycle to protect the head in a crash
1
3.2
A strong barrier at the side or middle of a road that stops cars from leaving the road
- Specialized
1
8.6
An accident when the small moving part that reads a hard drive touches the disk and destroys data
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crash began as a word that sounds like a loud breaking noise, so it naturally names a sudden, loud sound. That's why a 'crash' can mean the loud noise of metal, waves, or something falling.