crash : Idioms & Phrases


crash barrier

  • noun a strong protective barrier that is erected around a racetrack or in the middle of a dual-lane highway in order to reduce the likelihood of severe accidents
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crash course

  • noun a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency)
    crash program; crash course.
    • he took a crash course in Italian on his way to Italy
    • his first job was a crash course in survival and in learning how to get along with people
    • a crash programme is needed to create new jobs
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crash dive

  • noun a rapid descent by a submarine
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crash helmet

  • noun a padded helmet worn by people riding bicycles or motorcycles; protects the head in case of accidents
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crash land

  • verb make an emergency landing
    crash land.
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crash landing

  • noun an emergency landing under circumstances where a normal landing is impossible (usually damaging the aircraft)
  • verb make an emergency landing
    crash land.
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crash program

  • noun a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency)
    crash program; crash course.
    • he took a crash course in Italian on his way to Italy
    • his first job was a crash course in survival and in learning how to get along with people
    • a crash programme is needed to create new jobs
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crash programme

  • noun a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency)
    crash program; crash course.
    • he took a crash course in Italian on his way to Italy
    • his first job was a crash course in survival and in learning how to get along with people
    • a crash programme is needed to create new jobs
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crash-dive

  • verb descend steeply and rapidly
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gate-crash

  • verb enter uninvited; informal
    crash; barge in.
    • let's crash the party!
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head crash

  • noun (computer science) a crash of a read/write head in a hard disk drive (usually caused by contact of the head with the surface of the magnetic disk)
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