WordCmp.com

crash vs break down

break down vs crash

crash is a noun but break down is not a noun.

crash and break down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crash Yes No Yes No
break down No No Yes No
As verbs, break down is a hypernym of crash; that is, break down is a word with a broader meaning than crash:
  • crash: stop operating
  • break down: stop operating or functioning
Other hypernyms of crash include break, conk out, die, fail, give out, give way, go, go bad.
crash (noun) break down (noun)
the act of colliding with something
a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
a loud resonant repeating noise
a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
(computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative
crash (verb) break down (verb)
sleep in a convenient place collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
stop operating stop operating or functioning
undergo a sudden and severe downturn separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
undergo damage or destruction on impact make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
break violently or noisily; smash make ineffective
cause to crash cause to fall or collapse
hurl or thrust violently lose control of one's emotions
enter uninvited; informal fall apart
move with, or as if with, a crashing noise
fall or come down violently
move violently as through a barrier
make a sudden loud sound
occupy, usually uninvited
Difference between crash and break down

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.