CRASH

v. n.

6 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
v.

To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence. [R.] He shakt his head, and crasht his teeth for ire. Fairfax.

2.
v.

To make a loud, clattering sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once; to break in pieces with a harsh noise. Roofs were blazing and walls crashing in every part of the city. Macualay.

3.
v.

To break with violence and noise; as, the chimney in falling crashed through the roof.

4.
n.

A loud, sudden, confused sound, as of manu things falling and breaking at once. The wreck of matter and the crash of worlds. Addison.

5.
n.

Ruin; failure; sudden breaking down, as of a business house or a commercial enterprise.

6.
n.

Coarse, heavy, narrow linen cloth, used esp. for towels.

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