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The correct spelling is crashes.
How to pronounce crashes
noun
IPA: /ˈkɹæʃɪz/
Say it like: Cra-she-s
The correct spelling is crashes. A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals. For example: "After the lightning came the crash of thunder."
Usage Examples
“After the lightning came the crash of thunder.”
“Nobody survived the plane crash”
“My computer had a crash so I had to reboot it.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
- 2.An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.
- 3.A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.
- 4.A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures).
- 5.A comedown from a drug.
verb
- 1.To collide with something destructively, fall or come down violently.
- 2.To severely damage or destroy something by causing it to collide with something else.
- 3.(via gatecrash) To attend a social event without invitation, usually with unfavorable intentions.
- 4.To accelerate a project or a task or its schedule by devoting more resources to it.
- 5.To make or experience informal temporary living arrangements, especially overnight.
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