1. To make a loud, clattering sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once; to break in pieces with a harsh noise. Roofs were blazing and walls crashing in every part of the city. Macualay.
2. To break with violence and noise; as, the chimney in falling crashed through the roof.
CRASH
Crash, n.
1. A loud, sudden, confused sound, as of manu things falling and breaking at once. The wreck of matter and the crash of worlds. Addison.
2. Ruin; failure; sudden breaking down, as of a business house or a commercial enterprise.
CRASH
Crash, n. Etym: [L. crassus coarse. See Crass.]
Defn: Coarse, heavy, narrow linen cloth, used esp. for towels.
CRASHING
Crash"ing, n.
Defn: The noise of many things falling and breaking at once.
There shall be . . . a great crashing from the hills. Zeph. i. 10.
CRASIS
Cra"sis (kr"ss), n. Etym: [LL., temperament, fr. Gr.