Bang vs. Crash

Bang vs. Crash — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Bang and Crash

Bangnoun

A sudden percussive noise.

When he struck it with a hammer, there was a loud bang.

Crashnoun

A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.

The piece ended in a crescendo, building up to a crash of cymbals.After the lightning came the crash of thunder.

Bangnoun

A strike upon an object causing such a noise.

Crashnoun

An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.

She broke two bones in her body in a car crash.Nobody survived the plane crash

Bangnoun

An explosion.

Crashnoun

(computing) A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.

My computer had a crash so I had to reboot it.
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Bangnoun

syn of bangs: hair hanging over the forehead, especially a hairstyle with such hair cut straight across.

Tiffany has long hair and bangs.

Crashnoun

A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

the stock market crash

Bangnoun

(US) The symbol !, known as an exclamation point.

An bang path.

Crashnoun

A comedown of a drug.

Bangnoun

(mathematics) A factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is often written as n!

Crashnoun

A group of rhinoceroses.

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Bangnoun

An act of sexual intercourse.

Crashnoun

dysphoria

Bangnoun

An offbeat figure typical of reggae songs and played on guitar and piano.

Crashnoun

(fibre) A type of rough linen.

Bangnoun

An explosive product.

Load the bang into the hole.

Crashadjective

Quick, fast, intensive, impromptu.

crash coursecrash diet

Bangnoun

An abrupt left turn.

Crashverb

(transitive) To collide with something destructively, fall or come down violently.

Bangverb

(intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.

The fireworks banged away all through the night.Stop banging on the door. I heard you the first time!My head was banging after drinking all night at the concert.

Crashverb

(transitive) To severely damage or destroy something by causing it to collide with something else.

I'm sorry for crashing the bike into a wall. I'll pay for repairs.

Bangverb

(ambitransitive) To hit hard.

He banged the door shut.David and Mary banged into each other.

Crashverb

(via gatecrash) To attend a social event without invitation, usually with unfavorable intentions.

We weren't invited to the party so we decided to crash it.

Bangverb

To engage in sexual intercourse.

We can hear the couple banging upstairs.

Crashverb

To accelerate a project or a task or its schedule by devoting more resources to it.

Bangverb

(with "in") To hammer or to hit anything hard.

Hold the picture while I bang in this nail.

Crashverb

To make or experience informal temporary living arrangements, especially overnight.

Hey dude, can I crash at your pad?

Bangverb

(transitive) To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or a person's forelock; to cut (the hair).

Crashverb

(slang) To give, as a favor.

Bangadverb

Right, directly.

The passenger door was bang against the garage wall.

Crashverb

(slang) To lie down for a long rest, sleep or nap, as from tiredness or exhaustion.

Bangadverb

Precisely.

He arrived bang on time.

Crashverb

To terminate extraordinarily.

If the system crashes again, we'll have it fixed in the computer shop.

Bangadverb

With a sudden impact.

Distracted, he ran bang into the opening door.

Crashverb

To cause to terminate extraordinarily.

Double-clicking this icon crashes the desktop.

Banginterjection

A sudden percussive sound

He pointed his finger at her like a gun and said, "Bang!"

Crashverb

(intransitive) To experience a period of depression and/or lethargy after a period of euphoria, as after the euphoric effect of a psychotropic drug has dissipated.

Bangnoun

a vigorous blow;

the sudden knock floored himhe took a bash right in his facehe got a bang on the head

Crashverb

(transitive) To hit or strike with force

Bangnoun

a sudden very loud noise

Crashverb

To take a sudden and severe turn for the worse; to rapidly deteriorate.

Bangnoun

a fringe of banged hair (cut short squarely across the forehead)

Crashverb

To make a sudden loud noise.

Thunder crashed directly overhead.

Bangnoun

the swift release of a store of affective force;

they got a great bang out of itwhat a boot!he got a quick rush from injecting heroinhe does it for kicks

Crashnoun

a loud resonant repeating noise;

he could hear the clang of distant bells

Bangnoun

a conspicuous success;

that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his careerthat new Broadway show is a real smasherthe party went with a bang

Crashnoun

a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles);

they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane

Bangverb

strike violently;

slam the ball

Crashnoun

a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

Bangverb

to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound;

One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed

Crashnoun

the act of colliding with something;

his crash through the windowthe fullback's smash into the defensive line

Bangverb

close violently;

He slammed the door shut

Crashnoun

(computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative;

the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since

Bangverb

move noisily;

The window banged shutThe old man banged around the house

Crashverb

fall or come down violently;

The branch crashed down on my carThe plane crashed in the sea

Bangverb

have sexual intercourse with;

This student sleeps with everyone in her dormAdam knew EveWere you ever intimate with this man?

Crashverb

move with, or as if with, a crashing noise;

The car crashed through the glass door

Bangverb

leap, jerk, bang;

Bullets spanged into the trees

Crashverb

undergo damage or destruction on impact;

the plane crashed into the oceanThe car crashed into the lamp post

Bangadverb

directly;

he ran bang into the poleran slap into her

Crashverb

move violently as through a barrier;

The terrorists crashed the gate

Crashverb

break violently or noisily; smash;

Crashverb

occupy, usually uninvited;

My son's friends crashed our house last weekend

Crashverb

enter uninvited; informal;

let's crash the party!

Crashverb

cause to crash;

The terrorists crashed the car into the gate of the palace

Crashverb

hurl or thrust violently;

He dashed the plate against the wallWaves were dashing against the rock

Crashverb

undergo a sudden and severe downturn;

the economy crashedwill the stock market crash again?

Crashverb

stop operating;

My computer crashed last nightThe system goes down at least once a week

Crashverb

sleep in a convenient place;

You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable