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crashing

/ˈkɹæʃɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  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.
  6. To give, as a favor.
  7. The sound or action of something that crashes.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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