impingement vs crash

crash vs impingement

impingement and crash both are nouns.

impingement is not a verb while crash is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
impingement	Yes	No	No	No
crash	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, crash is a hypernym of impingement; that is, crash is a word with a broader meaning than impingement:

impingement: a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something
crash: the act of colliding with something

Other hypernyms of impingement include smash.

impingement (noun)	crash (noun)
influencing strongly	the act of colliding with something
a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against 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

impingement (verb)	crash (verb)
	sleep in a convenient place
	stop operating
	undergo a sudden and severe downturn
	undergo damage or destruction on impact
	break violently or noisily; smash
	cause to crash
	hurl or thrust violently
	enter uninvited; informal
	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 impingement and crash

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