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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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
"All our hopes and taking our little baby back to our renovated house just crashed before us", she added.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 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
Towering waves crashed onto the shore; spray foamed white and rainbows fountained into the clearing sky.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
