to crash

Examples

• All

• When the equity markets crash, reality will hit Main St.

• How far does Tesla stock have to crash before Elon goes back to work?

  I've Had It

• And how it works is first of all, they are going to crash the economy.

• People were saying this is a bubble, it's about to crash any day now.

• The stock market crashes and you lose everything.

  The Diary Of A CEO

• Like what happens if the market crashes and things go bad?

  Meet Kevin

• "I don't know what's become of this family; everything is crashing down around us."

  Fiction book (1993)

• I remember when Elon sold Tesla's holdings, it crashed the price a little bit.

• But strangely, now that the crypto market has crashed, they're staying pretty quiet.

  The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

• When the stock market crashes, many investors lose a significant amount of money.

Synonyms

P

to plummet

vsto crash

93 5.8

Fall suddenly and steeply from a high place or in amount

is a sudden fall that also implies system failure or severe collapse

T

to tumble

vsto crash

28 4.4

To fall suddenly in price or value

is a sudden severe decline more tied to financial or system failure

S

to slump

vsto crash

16 4.1

To fall suddenly by a large amount, for example in price or activity

is a sudden decline that usually means a major system breakdown

D

to dive

vsto crash

13 3.9

To fall quickly to a much lower level

is a sudden drop that often includes actual failure or collapse

Antonyms

R

to rise

904 1.0

To become greater in amount or strength

P

to prosper

88 3.7

To become successful or grow well, often by making money

Phrasal Verbs

C

to crash land

15 4.6

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

G

to gate-crash

• UK

1 6.8

To go into a party or event without an invitation

C

to crash-dive

• Specialized

8.1

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

Compounds

C

car crash

72 1.3

A collision between cars that causes damage or injury

C

crash course

17 3.4

A short course that teaches important skills quickly

C

crash landing

7 4.4

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

C

crash helmet

• UK

4 2.3

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

C

crash program

• US

2 4.4

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

C

crash dive

• Specialized

1 7.5

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

C

crash barrier

• UK

3.2

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

H

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

collapse

350 4.1

to crash

• Informal

87 4.8

to slump

16 4.1

to drop

∞ 1.0

to fall

∞ 1.0

to dip

47 2.5

Surface Forms

Etymology