crash
verb (used without object)
to make a loud, clattering noise, as of something dashed to pieces.
crashed
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past participleof crash.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof crash.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
crashverb (used without object)to make a loud, clattering noise, as of something dashed to pieces.
Example Sentences
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By the time Haumole Olakau'atu crashed over for Tonga's fourth try in their 30-12 victory, it was all over.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
The company’s stock had also crashed, at one point Thursday falling 28% from the start of the week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Buyers have not had this much negotiating power since the years following the Great Recession when the housing market crashed, the brokerage said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Of the 33 balls he faced, the left-hander missed 13 and edged one - the attempted cut to Marco Jansen that crashed back on to his stumps.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
We’d taken a detour past all right and crashed head-on into my-life-is-officially-over territory.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
