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1 ADJ If you describe something as crap , you think that it is wrong or of very poor quality. [INFORMAL , RUDE , DISAPPROVAL ] ● N‑UNCOUNT Crap is also a noun. □  It is a tedious, humourless load of crap.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Crap is sometimes used to refer to faeces. [INFORMAL , RUDE ]

3 VERB To crap means to get rid of faeces from your body. [INFORMAL , RUDE ]

4 N‑UNCOUNT Craps or crap is a gambling game, played mainly in North America, in which you throw two dice and bet what the total will be. □  I'll shoot some craps or play some blackjack.

crap|py /kræ pi/ (crappier , crappiest ) ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe something as crappy , you think it is of very poor quality. Many people consider this word offensive. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  …reading a crappy detective novel.

crash ◆◆◇ /kræ ʃ/ (crashes , crashing , crashed )

1 N‑COUNT [oft n N ] A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed. □  His elder son was killed in a car crash a few years ago. □  …a plane crash.

2 VERB If a moving vehicle crashes or if the driver crashes it, it hits something and is damaged or destroyed. □ [V ] The plane crashed mysteriously near the island of Ustica. □ [V + into ] …when his car crashed into the rear of a van. □ [V n] He crashed his bike into a parked car and broke his arm. □ [V -ed] Her body was found near a crashed car.

3 VERB If something crashes somewhere, it moves and hits something else violently, making a loud noise. □ [V prep/adv] The door swung inwards to crash against a chest of drawers behind it. □ [V prep/adv] I heard them coming, crashing through the undergrowth, before I saw them.

4 N‑COUNT A crash is a sudden, loud noise. □  Two people in the flat recalled hearing a loud crash about 1.30 a.m.

5 VERB If a business or financial system crashes , it fails suddenly, often with serious effects. [BUSINESS ] □ [V ] When the market crashed, they assumed the deal would be cancelled. ● N‑COUNT Crash is also a noun. □  He predicted correctly that there was going to be a stock market crash.

6 VERB If a computer or a computer program crashes , it fails suddenly. [COMPUTING ] □ [V ] …after the computer crashed for the second time in 10 days.

▸  crash out PHRASAL VERB If someone crashes out somewhere, they fall asleep where they are because they are very tired or drunk. [INFORMAL ] □ [V P ] I just want to crash out on the sofa. □ [V -ed P ] The band are crashed out on the floor. COLLOCATIONS crash NOUN 1

noun + crash : car, helicopter, plane, train, tram

adjective + crash : fatal, near-fatal; head-on, high-speed; horrific VERB 2

noun + crash : aircraft, helicopter, jet, plane; bus, car, lorry, motorcycle, truck

crash+ noun : aircraft, helicopter, jet, plane; bus, car, lorry, motorcycle, truck

crash+ adverb : headlong, head-on

cra sh bar|ri|er (crash barriers ) N‑COUNT A crash barrier is a strong low fence built along the side of a road or between the two halves of a motorway in order to prevent accidents. [BRIT ] in AM, use guardrail

cra sh cou rse (crash courses ) N‑COUNT A crash course in a particular subject is a short course in which you are taught basic facts or skills, for example before you start a new job. □ [+ in ] I did a 15-week crash course in typing.

cra sh hel|met (crash helmets ) N‑COUNT A crash helmet is a helmet that motorcyclists wear in order to protect their heads if they have an accident.