crashed

verb

past tense of crash
1
as in shattered
to cause to break with violence and much noise crashed the vase against the wall

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2
as in collided
to come into usually forceful contact with something the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results

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3
as in died
to stop functioning my computer crashed yet again

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4
as in pushed
to force one's way fleeing animals crashed through the forest

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5
as in fell
to go to a lower level especially abruptly sales of that phone have crashed since the competing version came out

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6
as in retired
slang to go to one's bed in order to sleep I'm so exhausted that I'm just going to crash as soon as we get home

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as in stayed
slang to reside as a temporary guest I'm going to crash at my sister's apartment when I'm in New York

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Recent Examples of crashed The program suffered another setback in June when one of the flight-test aircraft involved in the radar modernization effort crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026 The small airplane crashed into the Seldovia Slough, a shallow waterway off Seldovia, a city of about 235 residents on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Natural Disasters Hundreds of people are dead, and at least 1,400 are missing, after a massive wall of water crashed through towns in Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous region of China. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026 In 2024, a cargo ship crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused a partial collapse. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026 Both of those killed died when a drone crashed into a home in the Lipetsk region, according to local officials. — David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026 The plane had taken off from Anchorage and was believed to have crashed on approach to Cape Newenham, Johnson said. — CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 Hera is en route to study the aftermath of NASA’s DART mission that intentionally crashed a spacecraft into a small moon orbiting a larger asteroid. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 Wednesday, hard upon the accident in Greece, another tourist helicopter crashed in Kenya’s remote Samburu County, killing seven. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crashed
  1. shattered
  2. collided
  3. died
  4. pushed
  5. fell
  6. retired
  7. stayed
  8. smashed
Verb
  • Adolf Hitler's army has been shattered, but thousands of Nazi fanatics are prepared to engage in an epic last stand.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The case against the Tates That image of impunity shattered on July 18, when US Marshals arrested the brothers outside a bare-knuckle boxing match in Miami on an extradition request from British authorities.
    — Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of shattered
Verb
  • During a Cincinnati game last month, Reds infielder Edwin Arroyo collided with Miller while attempting to field a ground ball in the seventh inning.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The pursuit ended when the driver collided with a parked car near the intersection of Carlson and Sandburg drives in Sacramento’s River Park neighborhood, Gamble said.
    — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of collided
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  • Jimerson and Brown, who died in 2020, were two of four people convicted of taking part in the murder and rape of 78-year-old Myrtle Holmes of Fordyce.
    — Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026
  • In the village of Bilbasovka in eastern Ukraine, a 13-year-old child and an adult died after Russian troops dropped bombs on private houses Sunday, according to local official Vadim Lyakh.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of died
Verb
  • The threat of shortages pushed countries across Asia to impose export bans, cut import duties, and start rationing fuel to maintain supplies.
    — Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The extreme heat pushed up air conditioning electricity demand, while heavy storms simultaneously dealt a blow to power supplies in parts of the country.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of pushed
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  • Rincker, a German immigrant, was known for casting the bell that hung from the first Cook County Courthouse, which was felled by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Frightened that she may be plagued by the same mental illness that felled her mom, Gemma stubbornly refuses to believe anything is wrong.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of fell
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  • Anthony Gose, who was just recalled on the road trip, retired five consecutive batters.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Following the Channel 4/HBO sketch comedy show Da Ali G Show (2000-’04) and the 2002 Universal movie Ali G Indahouse, Cohen temporarily retired the character in 2007.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of retired
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  • Even if El Niño’s temperature swings stayed exactly the same magnitude, its floods and droughts would still get worse in a warmer world because the hotter atmosphere holds more water vapor.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Another favorite is the Gritti Palace, where everyone from Brad Pitt to Elizabeth Taylor has stayed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of stayed
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  • Anne Shirley has smashed her slate over Gilbert Blythe’s head.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Archaeologists in Central Europe recently came across an unusual hoard of Bronze Age tools — including a sword that had been deliberately smashed with a powerful blow.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of smashed

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“Crashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crashed. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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