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cra sh-la nd (crash-lands , crash-landing , crash-landed ) also crash land VERB If a pilot crash-lands an aircraft, or if it crash-lands , it lands more quickly and less safely than usual, for example when there is something wrong with the aircraft, and it cannot land normally. □ [V n] He arrives in his biplane and crash lands it in a tree. □ [V ] A light aircraft crash-landed on a putting green yesterday. ●  crash-landing (crash-landings ) N‑COUNT □  His plane made a crash-landing during a sandstorm yesterday.

crass /kræ s/ (crasser , crassest ) ADJ Crass behaviour is stupid and does not show consideration for other people. □  The government has behaved with crass insensitivity. ●  crass|ly ADV [ADV adj, ADV with v] □  …one of the most crassly stupid political acts of modern times. □  These teachings can be crassly misinterpreted.

crate /kre I t/ (crates , crating , crated )

1 N‑COUNT A crate is a large box used for transporting or storing things. □  …a pile of wooden crates. □  A crane was already unloading crates and pallets.

2 VERB [usu passive] If something is crated , it is packed in a crate so that it can be transported or stored somewhere safely. □ [be V -ed] The much repaired plane was crated for the return journey.

3 N‑COUNT A crate is a plastic or wire box divided into sections which is used for carrying bottles. ● N‑COUNT A crate of something is the amount of it that is contained in a crate. □ [+ of ] We've also got a bonus quiz with crates of beer as prizes!

cra|ter /kre I tə ^r / (craters ) N‑COUNT A crater is a very large hole in the ground, which has been caused by something hitting it or by an explosion.

cra|tered /kre I tə ^r d/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] If the surface of something is cratered , it has many craters in it. □  … the Moon's cratered surface.

cra|vat /krəvæ t/ (cravats ) N‑COUNT A cravat is a piece of folded cloth which a man wears wrapped around his neck.

crave /kre I v/ (craves , craving , craved ) VERB If you crave something, you want to have it very much. □ [V n] There may be certain times of day when smokers crave their cigarette. □ [V + for ] You may be craving for some fresh air. [Also V to-inf] ●  crav|ing (cravings ) N‑COUNT □ [+ for ] …a craving for sugar. □  …her craving to be loved.

cra|ven /kre I v ^ə n/ ADJ Someone who is craven is very cowardly. [WRITTEN , DISAPPROVAL ] □  They condemned the deal as a craven surrender.

craw|fish /krɔː f I ʃ/ (crawfish ) N‑COUNT A crawfish is a small shellfish with five pairs of legs which lives in rivers and streams. You can eat some types of crawfish. [AM ] in BRIT, use crayfish

crawl /krɔː l/ (crawls , crawling , crawled )

1 VERB When you crawl , you move forward on your hands and knees. □ [V ] Don't worry if your baby seems a little reluctant to crawl or walk. □ [V prep/adv] I began to crawl on my hands and knees towards the door. □ [V prep/adv] As he tried to crawl away, he was hit in the shoulder.

2 VERB When an insect crawls somewhere, it moves there quite slowly. □ [V prep] I watched the moth crawl up the outside of the lampshade.

3 VERB If someone or something crawls somewhere, they move or progress slowly or with great difficulty. □ [V prep/adv] I crawled out of bed at nine-thirty. □ [V ] Hairpin turns force the car to crawl at 10 miles an hour in some places. ● N‑SING Crawl is also a noun. □  The traffic on the approach road slowed to a crawl.