crashed

verb

Definition of crashednext
past tense of crash
1
as in shattered
to cause to break with violence and much noise crashed the vase against the wall

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2
as in collided
to come into usually forceful contact with something the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results

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3
as in died
to stop functioning my computer crashed yet again

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4
as in pushed
to force one's way fleeing animals crashed through the forest

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5
as in fell
to go to a lower level especially abruptly sales of that phone have crashed since the competing version came out

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as in retired
slang to go to one's bed in order to sleep I'm so exhausted that I'm just going to crash as soon as we get home

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as in stayed
slang to reside as a temporary guest I'm going to crash at my sister's apartment when I'm in New York

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crashed
  1. collided
  2. died
  3. pushed
  4. fell
  5. retired
  6. bumped
  7. failed
  8. plunged
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  • Despite a recent uptick, the price of oil stands well below a 2022 peak reached when the blazing-hot economic rebound from the pandemic collided with a supply shortage imposed by the Russia-Ukraine war.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Everest’s origin story began about 40 million to 50 million years ago, when landmasses on two slabs of Earth’s crust — the India Plate and the Eurasian Plate — collided in slow motion and crumpled the terrain, raising rocky peaks that over millions of years became the Himalayan mountain range.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of collided
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  • Reach out to Social Security and alert them that your spouse has died.
    Next Avenue, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Helene has wreaked havoc on Zara's neighborhood and the wider county, where at least 72 people have died.
    Morgan Norwood, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of died
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  • The Democratic-leaning Latino groups pushed back on that narrative, citing their own polling.
    Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Birds who pushed the door to the right were transferred into aviaries where the resident birds were pushing the door on the left and vice versa.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of pushed
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  • Last week, the band had to cancel shows in Chula Vista, CA and Phoenix, AZ after Cronin was felled by an undisclosed illness.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The Commanders fan is dropped with a punch as the other lunges at the Ravens fan, only to be thrown into a brick wall and ultimately felled.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of fell
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  • Indianapolis police said Thomas Nolan was a reserve officer who retired in May.
    Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Bailey, who appeared in 15 Broadway productions, retired from performing in 2008 following a devastating onstage accident.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of retired
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  • Click through to see which airlines bumped the largest share of their passengers during the second quarter of the year.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Notably this bumped some brands out of the top 20, including Versace, Jil Sander, Ferragamo and Balmain.
    Rhonda Richford, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
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  • That similar proposal to charge a 2% fine on every fee related to a criminal case and civil traffic violations failed to win majority support in the Senate in 2022 and thus did not appear on the ballot.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The 100% default had come into play when someone failed to respond to notices from Social Security and the demand for repayment.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of failed
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  • Compared to its March peak of $123, the price has plunged over 85%, erasing over $55 billion in value.
    Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • This did not sit well with the investors and the stock plunged 14% last week.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of plunged
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