Crash (krsh>), v. t. [imp & p. p. Crashed (krsht); p. pr & vb. n. Crashing.] [OE. crashen, the same word as crasen to break, E. craze. See Craze.]
To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence.
[R.]
He shakt his head, and crasht his teeth for ire.
Fairfax.
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Crash, v. i.
1.
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.
2.
To break with violence and noise; as, the chimney in falling crashed through the roof.
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Crash, n.
1.
A loud, sudden, confused sound, as of manu things falling and breaking at once.
The wreck of matter and the crash of worlds.
Addison.
2.
Ruin; failure; sudden breaking down, as of a business house or a commercial enterprise.
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Crash, n. [L. crassus coarse. See Crass.]
Coarse, heavy, narrow linen cloth, used esp. for towels.
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