Crash (krăsh>), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Crashed (krăsht);
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.
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.
Macaulay.
2. To break with violence and noise; as,
the chimney in falling crashed through the roof.
Crash, n. 1. A
loud, sudden, confused sound, as of many 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.
Crash, n. [L. crassus
coarse. See Crass.] Coarse, heavy, narrow linen
cloth, used esp. for towels.
