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crash vs break

break vs crash

crash and break both are nouns.

crash and break both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crash Yes No Yes No
break Yes No Yes No
As verbs, break is a hypernym of crash; that is, break is a word with a broader meaning than crash:
  • crash: stop operating
  • break: stop operating or functioning
Other hypernyms of crash include break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, give way, go, go bad.
crash (noun) break (noun)
the act of colliding with something the act of breaking something
a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles) an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
a loud resonant repeating noise a sudden dash
a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
(computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative an escape from jail
a pause from doing something (as work)
any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
an unexpected piece of good luck
the occurrence of breaking
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
breaking of hard tissue such as bone
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
crash (verb) break (verb)
sleep in a convenient place fracture a bone of
stop operating weaken or destroy in spirit or body
undergo a sudden and severe downturn diminish or discontinue abruptly
undergo damage or destruction on impact become separated into pieces or fragments
break violently or noisily; smash happen
cause to crash prevent completion
hurl or thrust violently terminate or end
enter uninvited; informal come into being
move with, or as if with, a crashing noise stop operating or functioning
fall or come down violently render inoperable or ineffective
move violently as through a barrier crack; of the male voice in puberty
make a sudden loud sound fall sharply
occupy, usually uninvited lessen in force or effect
destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
make submissive, obedient, or useful
be broken in
change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
find the solution or key to
find a flaw in
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
cease an action temporarily
be released or become known; of news
undergo breaking
interrupt the flow of current in
surpass in excellence
go to pieces
ruin completely
separate from a clinch, in boxing
break a piece from a whole
pierce or penetrate
destroy the completeness of a set of related items
exchange for smaller units of money
become punctured or penetrated
make the opening shot that scatters the balls
force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
do a break dance
curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
move away or escape suddenly
scatter or part
emerge from the surface of a body of water
make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
break down, literally or metaphorically
change directions suddenly
reduce to bankruptcy
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
interrupt a continued activity
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
cause the failure or ruin of
invalidate by judicial action
enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
happen or take place
fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
give up
cause to give up a habit
vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
come forth or begin from a state of latency
come to an end
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