crash
/kræʃ/noun
उच्चारण क्रैश
टक्कर, दुर्घटना
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[C]
an accident in which a vehicle hits something
टक्कर, दुर्घटना
- a car crash
- The crash blocked the highway for three hours.
- Two people were hurt in the crash on the highway.
+ 2 more examples
- The crash happened in thick fog early in the morning.
- The pilot survived the plane crash.
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[C]
a sudden serious fall in the price or value of something; the occasion when a business fails
(बाज़ार की) भारी गिरावट
- a stock market crash
- Thousands lost their jobs after the crash of the textile company.
- The crash of the housing market left many families in debt.
+ 2 more examples
- Many small investors lost their savings in the share market crash.
- Experts warned that a crash could follow the sharp rise in prices.
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[I, T] ~ (into sth)
if a vehicle crashes or the driver crashes it, it hits an obstacle
टकराना
- The bus crashed into a tree.
- The scooter crashed into the wall in the dark.
- The truck crashed into a wall near the toll plaza.
+ 2 more examples
- A taxi crashed into the back of our car at the signal.
- The plane crashed in the hills soon after take-off.
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[I]
(of a computer) to stop working suddenly
(कंप्यूटर) बंद पड़ जाना
- My laptop crashed.
- The server crashed just before the deadline, and the students lost their answers.
- The app keeps crashing whenever I open the camera.
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- His computer crashed and he lost the whole file.
- The website crashed when thousands of students logged in at once.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
crash into / against sth
Use into (or against) for the object that is hit; the verb is intransitive.
जिस वस्तु से टक्कर हो उसके लिए 'into' (या 'against') आता है; verb intransitive है।
- The bus crashed into a wall.
- The waves crashed against the rocks.
crash (aircraft and vehicles)
A plane or car can crash on its own; a driver or pilot can also crash it, as a transitive verb.
विमान या कार अपने आप 'crash' हो सकती है; चालक या पायलट उसे 'crash' भी कर सकता है, जो transitive प्रयोग है।
- A small plane crashed in the forest.
- He crashed his father's car.
crash (computer, market)
A computer crashes when it stops working suddenly, and a market crashes when prices fall sharply.
कंप्यूटर तब 'crash' करता है जब वह अचानक बंद हो जाए, और बाज़ार तब जब कीमतें तेज़ी से गिरें।
- My laptop crashed during the online test.
- The share market crashed in a single day.
a crash course in + subject
A crash course is a very fast, short course; the subject follows in.
'Crash course' बहुत तेज़, छोटा पाठ्यक्रम है; विषय 'in' के बाद आता है।
- She took a crash course in French before the trip.
crash (noun) between / of
As a noun, crash names the event; of can name the sound.
Noun के रूप में 'crash' घटना का नाम है; 'of' ध्वनि का नाम बता सकता है।
- There was a crash between a truck and a van.
- We heard a crash of thunder.
+Collocations 4
adjective + crash
fatalserioushead-onplanesudden
- A fatal crash closed the highway for hours.
verb + crash
survivecausewitnessescape frominvestigate
- He survived the crash with minor injuries.
crash + noun
coursediethelmetsitelanding
- The pilot made a crash landing in a field.
noun + crash
carplanemarketstock market
- The market crash wiped out many small investors' savings.
“More examples 5
- A truck crashed into the barrier on the expressway.
एक्सप्रेसवे पर एक ट्रक बैरियर से टकरा गया।
- Radhika's phone crashed just before she submitted the form.
फ़ॉर्म जमा करने से ठीक पहले राधिका का फ़ोन क्रैश हो गया।
- The crash of the plates woke the whole house.
थालियों के गिरने की आवाज़ से पूरा घर जाग गया।
- The stock market crashed in 1929.
1929 में शेयर बाज़ार धराशायी हो गया।
- She took a crash course in typing to get the job.
उसने नौकरी पाने के लिए टाइपिंग का क्रैश कोर्स किया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The car crashed with a tree.
✓ The car crashed into a tree.
A collision with an object takes into (or against), not with.
किसी वस्तु से टक्कर के लिए 'into' (या 'against') आता है, 'with' नहीं।
✗ The bus has been crashed near the bridge.
✓ The bus has crashed near the bridge.
Crash is used here without a passive, since the bus is not hit by a doer.
यहाँ 'crash' का passive नहीं बनता, क्योंकि बस को किसी कर्ता ने नहीं टकराया।
✗ The computer crashes since morning.
✓ The computer has been crashing since morning.
Since needs the present perfect continuous.
'Since' के साथ present perfect continuous आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These nouns all describe a violent meeting of two things, but each fits a different scene.
ये सभी noun दो चीज़ों के हिंसक मिलन को बताते हैं, पर हर शब्द अलग दृश्य में फिट होता है।
A sudden, noisy accident, usually of a vehicle, or a sudden failure.
अचानक, शोर वाली दुर्घटना, प्रायः किसी वाहन की, या अचानक विफलता।
- The crash blocked the road.
A formal word for two moving things hitting each other.
दो चलती वस्तुओं के आपस में टकराने के लिए औपचारिक शब्द।
- The train collision happened in thick fog.
A fight between people, or a disagreement; not an accident of vehicles.
लोगों के बीच झड़प या मतभेद; वाहनों की दुर्घटना नहीं।
- There was a clash between the two groups.
→Phrasal verbs 1
crash out
(informal) to go to sleep very quickly, especially because you are very tired; (BrE) to lose a game in a competition so that you are knocked out
(थककर) तुरंत सो जाना; (प्रतियोगिता से) हारकर बाहर हो जाना
- I crashed out on the sofa after the journey.
- The champions crashed out in the first round.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the accident words together: crash, collision (two moving things hitting each other), pile-up (many vehicles), wreck, smash.
दुर्घटना के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: crash, collision (दो चलती चीज़ों की टक्कर), pile-up (कई वाहन), wreck, smash।
Keep apart crash (noise; accident) and clash (fight; disagree).
Crash (आवाज़; दुर्घटना) और clash (लड़ाई; असहमति) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Crash into sth ('crashed into a wall').
Usage: crash के बाद 'into' आता है, जब कोई वाहन किसी चीज़ से टकराता है; जैसे 'The car crashed into a wall' (गाड़ी दीवार से टकरा गई)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Crash course (a short intensive course: 'a crash course in grammar'), crash landing, crash diet.
Collocations: crash course (छोटा गहन पाठ्यक्रम: 'a crash course in grammar'), crash landing, crash diet।