crash out
Britishverb
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to go to sleep
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to spend the night (in a place)
we crashed out at John's place
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to pass out
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informal to be eliminated from a competition in a way that brings disgrace or embarrassment
Example Sentences
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England's Cullen won the first set, but became the 11th seed to crash out as he lost the following three, including throwing away a 2-1 lead in the fourth set.
From BBC
Piastri's crash out of third place in the sprint race not only handed Norris the championship lead on a plate, but was also his sixth significant error in five grands prix, to add to the three crashes and a jumped start he had in Baku in September, and his responsibility for the crash at the start of the sprint in Austin that took out both McLaren drivers.
From BBC
And the crossbar denied the away side a second moments later, Francisco Trincao watching his wildly deflected strike crash out off the woodwork.
From Barron's
It capped a miserable weekend overall for the Italian team, who watched both Hamilton and Charles Leclerc crash out of the race in separate incidents.
From BBC
Whenever I just crash out, like randomly — and people get mad.
From Los Angeles Times
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