| noun | a loud resonant repeating noise “he could hear the clang of distant bells” |
| noun | a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles) “they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane” |
| noun | a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) |
| noun | the act of colliding with something “his crash through the window” |
| noun | (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” |
| verb | fall or come down violently “The branch crashed down on my car” |
| verb | move with, or as if with, a crashing noise “The car crashed through the glass door” |
| verb | undergo damage or destruction on impact “the plane crashed into the ocean” |
| verb | move violently as through a barrier “The terrorists crashed the gate” |
| verb | break violently or noisily; smash |
| verb | occupy, usually uninvited “My son's friends crashed our house last weekend” |
| verb | make a sudden loud sound “the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night” |
| verb | enter uninvited; informal “let's crash the party!” |
| verb | cause to crash “The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace” |
| verb | hurl or thrust violently “He dashed the plate against the wall” |
| verb | undergo a sudden and severe downturn “the economy crashed” |
| verb | stop operating “My computer crashed last night” |
| verb | sleep in a convenient place “You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable” |
| clang | verb | make a loud noise |
| clangorous | adjective | having a loud resonant metallic sound |
| clangor | verb | make a loud noise |
| clangour | verb | make a loud resonant noise |
| clank | verb | make a clank |
| crash | verb | move with, or as if with, a crashing noise |
| collapse | verb | break down, literally or metaphorically |
| crash | noun | a loud resonant repeating noise |
| crasher | noun | someone who gets in (to a party) without an invitation or without paying |
| dosser | noun | someone who sleeps in any convenient place |