crash
verb [I or T, usually + adv/prep] (MAKE A NOISE) /kræʃ/Definition
› to hit something, often making a loud noise or causing damage: We could hear waves crashing on/against the shore. Suddenly, cymbals crashed and the orchestra began playing. A dog came crashing through the bushes. Without warning, the tree crashed through the roof.Hitting against objects accidentally and collidingSounds made by objects, movement or impact
(Definition of crash verb (MAKE A NOISE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bump noun (HIT)
- burble verb (MAKE SOUND)
- chime noun
- chime verb
- chug verb
- clack noun
- ding-dong noun (SOUND)
- hum noun
- hum verb
- knock noun (NOISE)
- knock verb (MAKE NOISE)
- murmur noun (SOUND)
- patter noun (SOUND)
- patter verb
- smash noun (NOISE)
- thwack noun
- ting adverb, noun
- ting-a-ling exclamation
- tramp noun (WALK)
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