to crash

Examples

• All

• 'Cause I know a guy who lets me crash whenever I want.

  Strays (2023)

• I was gonna ask if maybe I could... crash here couple of nights.

  Love Lies Bleeding (2024)

• I know, but she told me to tell you she wants to crash here for a few hours.

  Fiction book (1999)

• But I would go to the clubs at night and then just crash places.

• I was hoping you might let me crash on your couch for the night.

  A Man Called Otto (2022)

• Why don't you just crash here?

  Barbarian (2022)

• I got evicted last week so I'm crashing on my friend's floor.

• Lex's mom is cool about us crashing over here while she's out of town.

  Fiction book (1999)

• But you're welcome to crash at Chez Nolan.

  Buck Southworth: U.S. Air Force Flight Crew (2021)

• After the party, I decided to crash on the sofa instead of driving home.

Synonyms

S

to stop over

vsto crash

8 3.6

To stay somewhere for a short time, often overnight, before continuing a trip

is informal staying often without arrangement and not travel specific

B

to bunk down

vsto crash

• Informal

5 6.8

To sleep in a temporary place like on the floor or in the living room

is general informal staying or sleeping without prior arrangement

B

to bed down

vsto crash

4 4.5

To sleep in a temporary place like a barn or tent

is informal temporary staying often without prior arrangement

S

to sack out

vsto crash

• Informal

4 7.5

To go to bed to sleep

is used for informal temporary staying rather than normal nightly sleep

D

to doss down

vsto crash

• UK

9.5

To sleep somewhere that is not your usual bed, often in an uncomfortable place

is informal staying that need not be uncomfortable or unusual

D

to doss

vsto crash

• UK

9.9

To sleep for a short time in an uncomfortable place

is broader informal staying, not limited to poor or rough places

L

to lay over

vsto crash

• US

4.2

To stop during a journey and stay somewhere, often overnight, before you continue

expresses informal temporary staying outside the travel interruption context

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 Long

overnight

11 2.5

to crash

• Informal

111 7.0

nap

371 1.0

to doze

43 2.3

Surface Forms

Etymology