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n a loud resonant repeating noise n a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles) n a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) n the act of c…

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  1. n a loud resonant repeating noise n a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles) n a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) n the act of colliding with something n (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative v fall or come down violently v move with, or as if with, a crashing noise v undergo damage or destruction on impact v move violently as through a barrier v break violently or noisily; smash; v occupy, usually uninvited v make a sudden loud sound v enter uninvited; informal v cause to crash v hurl or thrust violently v undergo a sudden and severe downturn v stop operating v sleep in a convenient place