crash : Idioms & Phrases
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crash barrier
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noun a strong protective barrier that is erected around a racetrack or in the middle of a dual-lane highway in order to reduce the likelihood of severe accidents
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crash course
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noun a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency)
crash program; crash course.
- he took a crash course in Italian on his way to Italy
- his first job was a crash course in survival and in learning how to get along with people
- a crash programme is needed to create new jobs
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crash dive
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noun a rapid descent by a submarine
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crash helmet
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noun a padded helmet worn by people riding bicycles or motorcycles; protects the head in case of accidents
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crash land
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verb make an emergency landing
crash land.
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crash landing
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noun an emergency landing under circumstances where a normal landing is impossible (usually damaging the aircraft)
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verb make an emergency landing
crash land.
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crash program
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noun a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency)
crash program; crash course.
- he took a crash course in Italian on his way to Italy
- his first job was a crash course in survival and in learning how to get along with people
- a crash programme is needed to create new jobs
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crash programme
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noun a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency)
crash program; crash course.
- he took a crash course in Italian on his way to Italy
- his first job was a crash course in survival and in learning how to get along with people
- a crash programme is needed to create new jobs
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crash-dive
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verb descend steeply and rapidly
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gate-crash
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verb enter uninvited; informal
crash; barge in.
- let's crash the party!
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head crash
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noun (computer science) a crash of a read/write head in a hard disk drive (usually caused by contact of the head with the surface of the magnetic disk)