Crush vs. Crash
Difference Between Crush and Crash
Crushnoun
A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
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.Crushnoun
Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd.
Crashnoun
An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.
She broke two bones in her body in a car crash.Nobody survived the plane crashCrushnoun
A crowd that produces uncomfortable pressure.
a crush at a receptionCrashnoun
(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.Crushnoun
A violent crowding.
Crashnoun
A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
the stock market crashCrushnoun
A crowd control barrier.
Crashnoun
A comedown of a drug.
Crushnoun
An infatuation or affection for someone you are not dating.
I've had a huge crush on her since we met many years ago.Crashnoun
A group of rhinoceroses.
Crushnoun
The human object of such infatuation or affection.
Crashnoun
dysphoria
Crushnoun
A standing stock or cage with movable sides used to restrain livestock for safe handling.
Crashnoun
(fibre) A type of rough linen.
Crushnoun
(dated) A party or festive function.
Crashadjective
Quick, fast, intensive, impromptu.
crash coursecrash dietCrushnoun
(Australia) The process of crushing cane to remove the raw sugar, or the season that this process takes place in.
Crashverb
(transitive) To collide with something destructively, fall or come down violently.
Crushverb
To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity of it, or to force together into a mass.
to crush grapesCrashverb
(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.Crushverb
To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding
to crush quartzCrashverb
(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.Crushverb
(figurative) To overwhelm by pressure or weight.
After the corruption scandal, the opposition crushed the ruling party in the electionsCrashverb
To accelerate a project or a task or its schedule by devoting more resources to it.
Crushverb
To oppress or grievously burden.
Crashverb
To make or experience informal temporary living arrangements, especially overnight.
Hey dude, can I crash at your pad?Crushverb
To overcome completely; to subdue totally.
The sultan's black guard crushed every resistance bloodily.Crashverb
(slang) To give, as a favor.
Crushverb
(intransitive) To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force
an eggshell crushes easilyCrashverb
(slang) To lie down for a long rest, sleep or nap, as from tiredness or exhaustion.
Crushverb
(intransitive) To feel infatuation or unrequited love.
She's crushing on him.Crashverb
To terminate extraordinarily.
If the system crashes again, we'll have it fixed in the computer shop.Crushnoun
leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
Crashverb
To cause to terminate extraordinarily.
Double-clicking this icon crashes the desktop.Crushnoun
a dense crowd of people
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.
Crushnoun
temporary love of an adolescent
Crashverb
(transitive) To hit or strike with force
Crushnoun
the act of crushing
Crashverb
To take a sudden and severe turn for the worse; to rapidly deteriorate.
Crushverb
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority;
The government oppresses political activistsCrashverb
To make a sudden loud noise.
Thunder crashed directly overhead.Crushverb
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition;
crush an aluminum cansqueeze a lemonCrashnoun
a loud resonant repeating noise;
he could hear the clang of distant bellsCrushverb
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict;
Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championshipWe beat the competitionHarvard defeated Yale in the last football gameCrashnoun
a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles);
they are still investigating the crash of the TWA planeCrushverb
break into small pieces;
The car crushed the toyCrashnoun
a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
Crushverb
humiliate or depress completely;
She was crushed by his refusal of her invitationThe death of her son smashed herCrashnoun
the act of colliding with something;
his crash through the windowthe fullback's smash into the defensive lineCrushverb
crush or bruise;
jam a toeCrashnoun
(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 sinceCrushverb
make ineffective;
Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discriminationCrashverb
fall or come down violently;
The branch crashed down on my carThe plane crashed in the seaCrushverb
become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure;
The plastic bottle crushed against the wallCrashverb
move with, or as if with, a crashing noise;
The car crashed through the glass doorCrashverb
undergo damage or destruction on impact;
the plane crashed into the oceanThe car crashed into the lamp postCrashverb
move violently as through a barrier;
The terrorists crashed the gateCrashverb
break violently or noisily; smash;
Crashverb
occupy, usually uninvited;
My son's friends crashed our house last weekendCrashverb
enter uninvited; informal;
let's crash the party!Crashverb
cause to crash;
The terrorists crashed the car into the gate of the palaceCrashverb
hurl or thrust violently;
He dashed the plate against the wallWaves were dashing against the rockCrashverb
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 weekCrashverb
sleep in a convenient place;
You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable
