crash (noun)
111car crash — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms car crash : singular car crash plural car crashes 1) an accident in which two or more vehicles crash into each other 2) something that is completely unsuccessful The show will either be a smash hit or a… …
112flash crash — /ˈflæʃ kræʃ/ (say flash krash) noun Stock Exchange a market crash caused by a single aberrant trade, especially one initiated by a rogue robot. {name given to a US stock market crash on 6 May, 2010, in which the Dow Jones lost 1000 points,… …
113multiple crash — /mʌltəpəl ˈkræʃ/ (say multuhpuhl krash) noun a crash or collision, involving more than one vehicle …
114car-crash TV — carˈ crash TV noun (informal) Distasteful or deplorable material broadcast on television that exercises a compulsion on the viewer comparable to the ghoulish fascination or schadenfreude often experienced by witnesses of road accidents • • • Main …
115gate-crash|er — «GAYT KRASH uhr», noun. Informal. a person who attends parties or oth gatherings, without an invitation; uninvited guest …
116concertina crash — /kɒnsəˈtinə kræʃ/ (say konsuh teenuh krash) noun a series of motor vehicle accidents in which one vehicle crashes into the back of another, pushing it into a third, and so on …
117prang — /præŋ / (say prang) Colloquial –verb (t) 1. to crash land (an aircraft) with resultant damage to it. 2. to crash (a car or the like). 3. Air Force Colloquial to bomb (a town, etc.) with resulting destruction. –verb (i) 4. to have a crash. –noun 5 …
118slam — I. /slæm / (say slam) verb (slammed, slamming) –verb (t) 1. to shut with force and noise. 2. to dash, strike, etc., with violent and noisy impact. 3. to criticise severely: *Academic slams AFL finals system –aap news, 2000. –verb (i) 4. to shut… …
119cheat — verb 1》 act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage. ↘deprive of something by deceitful or unfair means. 2》 avoid (something undesirable) by luck or skill: she cheated death in a spectacular crash. noun 1》 a person who cheats.… …
120cheat — ► VERB 1) act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage. 2) deprive of something by deceitful or unfair means. 3) avoid (something undesirable) by luck or skill: she cheated death in a spectacular crash. ► NOUN 1) a person who cheats …
