💥 A violent accident 💥 To hit hard 💻 To stop working 💻 A system failure 🛏️ To sleep over 📉 A big decline 📉 To fall sharply 🔊 To make noise 🔊 A loud noise 🎉 To enter uninvited

to crash

156 3.2

To stop working suddenly, especially for a computer or program

verb
/kræʃ/

Specialized

: dejar de funcionar

My GPU encoding just outright crashed, so I'm back with CPU encoding.
the system crashed

If you are incorrect, then the server's going to crash, right?

Examples

My Internet crashed and it was a disaster.
If you don't update the software, it may crash unexpectedly during use.
How are we supposed to crash the system?

Pulse (2006)
The system is crashing, Doctor.

RoboCop (2014)
I get so worried that my computer will crash or I'll have a fire or flood.
So when you have numbers like this, it completely crashes the system.
Security-camera files are missing, the computers just crashed...!

Firewall (2006)
My computer crashed while I was saving my work, and I lost everything.
The website crashed after the sale was announced due to overwhelming traffic.

Synonyms

to die

vsto crash

498 4.6

To stop working, often suddenly

is about a sudden stoppage that may be temporary rather than permanent

to fail

vsto crash

370 2.2

Stop working properly, as a machine or part

is specifically sudden and abrupt rather than a general stoppage

to break down

vsto crash

194 3.2

To stop working because of a problem

is a sudden abrupt stoppage rather than a gradual collapse or fault

to go down

vsto crash

187 3.4

To stop working for a short time

is a sudden failure that may be permanent rather than usually temporary

to fall apart

vsto crash

155 2.8

To break into pieces or stop working properly

is mainly about abrupt electronic or system failure rather than physical breakage

to cut out

vsto crash

45 4.1

To stop working suddenly

is a sudden stoppage that applies especially to computer systems

to go bad

vsto crash

33 3.5

Stop working and need repair

focuses on a sudden failure rather than gradual deterioration or spoilage

to come down

vsto crash

6 4.2

To stop working, used for a website or system

is a sudden full failure rather than an outage that may be temporary

to panic

vsto crash

Specialized

1 8.2

When a program finds a big problem it stops and will not work

is a general sudden stoppage rather than a specific unrecoverable error type

to fritz

vsto crash

Informal

1 8.0

To stop working properly, often about machines

is the sudden complete failure often used for computer systems

to abend

vsto crash

Specialized

9.6

To stop a computer program suddenly because of an error

is the broader sudden failure term not limited to technical jargon

to hit the buffers

vsto crash

Literature

8.4

Suddenly stop or fail because of a big problem

is a sudden failure usually caused by internal malfunction rather than obstacles

to go kablooie

vsto crash

Slang

9.9

To suddenly break or stop working in a dramatic way

is a sudden stoppage without the dramatic or explosive emphasis

Antonyms

to recover

748 2.5

Get back to a normal state after a loss, for example health or money

to operate

506 2.8

To make a machine or system work as it should

Phrasal Verbs

to crash land

15 4.6

To put a plane or helicopter down quickly in an emergency, often causing damage

to gate-crash

1 6.8

To go into a party or event without an invitation

to crash-dive

Specialized

8.1

To go down very steeply and quickly, often for a plane or submarine

Compounds

car crash

72 1.3

A collision between cars that causes damage or injury

crash course

17 3.4

A short course that teaches important skills quickly

crash landing

7 4.4

An emergency landing when a plane cannot land normally and is often damaged

crash helmet

4 2.3

A hard padded hat people wear when riding a bike or motorcycle to protect the head in a crash

crash program

2 4.4

A short, intense course of training to meet an urgent need

crash dive

Specialized

1 7.5

A very fast, steep descent by a submarine or plane to avoid danger

crash barrier

3.2

A strong barrier at the side or middle of a road that stops cars from leaving the road

head crash

Specialized

8.6

An accident when the small moving part that reads a hard drive touches the disk and destroys data

How Severe

to collapse

579 3.9

to crash

Specialized

156 3.2

to fail

370 2.2

to hang

Specialized

167 5.6

to slow down

687 1.4

Surface Forms

crash infinitive

crashed past

crashed past participle

crashing present participle

crashes third person singular

Etymology

Crash meaning to stop working comes from the image of something suddenly breaking or falling apart. That's why when an app or computer 'crashes', it suddenly stops and becomes unusable.