Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Total; absolute.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The noise of many things falling and breaking at once.
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- verb Present participle of
crash .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective informal intensifiers
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Examples
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The bigger news is that UARS is sauntering along as if it really doesn't want to crash in time for the final edition of the paper this adds new meaning to the phrase "crashing on deadline."
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Joel Achenbach 2011
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Under Mr. Scheepbouwer, KPN 's share price recovered from € 2 ($2.80) in September 2001 to € 11.5 now, after crashing from a high of € 70 when the Internet bubble burst in 2000.
KPN Taps Veteran as New CEO Roberta B. Cowan 2010
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On the hunt for some more meth or crashing from a 10 day binge?
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The emerging thaw sent sheets of ice crashing from the roof of the solitary log cabin.
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If the GOP elevates her to the top of the '12 candidates she'll bring the party down in crashing ruin.
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On the hunt for some more meth or crashing from a 10 day binge?
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Which will leave me to here comes santa claus all alone in crashing brass.
Cymbals Guy Paul Hargreaves 2010
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The center of the floor is brightly lit and covered with a white flooring where the performance takes place with minimal props, including only a few chairs, and at one unexpected moment a table that comes crashing from the rafters, splitting in two.
Archive 2008-02-01 2008
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The center of the floor is brightly lit and covered with a white flooring where the performance takes place with minimal props, including only a few chairs, and at one unexpected moment a table that comes crashing from the rafters, splitting in two.
(Going to) Alaska 2008
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The bot attacked by signing up new members, and after about 10,000 of them, he succeeded in crashing the server.
I’m sick of CAPTCHAs 2006
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