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crash vs fail

fail vs crash

crash is a noun but fail is not a noun.

crash and fail both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crash Yes No Yes No
fail No No Yes No
As verbs, fail is a hypernym of crash; that is, fail is a word with a broader meaning than crash:
  • crash: stop operating
  • fail: stop operating or functioning
Other hypernyms of crash include break, break down, conk out, die, give out, give way, go, go bad.
crash (noun) fail (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) fail (verb)
sleep in a convenient place stop operating or functioning
stop operating deteriorate
undergo a sudden and severe downturn prove insufficient
undergo damage or destruction on impact disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
break violently or noisily; smash become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close
cause to crash be unsuccessful
hurl or thrust violently fail to get a passing grade
enter uninvited; informal fail to do something; leave something undone
move with, or as if with, a crashing noise judge unacceptable
fall or come down violently be unable
move violently as through a barrier fall short in what is expected
make a sudden loud sound
occupy, usually uninvited
Difference between crash and fail

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