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collision
A clash or conflict of opinions, interests, etc.
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  1. A clash or conflict of opinions, interests, etc.
  2. A condition of opposition or conflict between two or more people or things:
  3. The act of colliding, or coming together with sudden, violent force
clatter
Noisy talk; chatter.
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  1. Noisy talk; chatter.
  2. A rattling sound:
  3. A loud disturbance; a racket:
clash
A sharp disagreement; conflict
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  1. A sharp disagreement; conflict
  2. A loud, harsh noise, such as that made by two metal objects in collision.
  3. A harsh noise, as of a collision
bang
(--- Informal) A display of enthusiasm or vigor
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  1. (--- Informal) A display of enthusiasm or vigor
  2. A fringe of hair cut short and straight across the forehead.
  3. (Informal) A sudden burst of action:
wreck
A person who is physically in very poor health or emotionally upset or exhausted
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  1. A person who is physically in very poor health or emotionally upset or exhausted
  2. Something that is dilapidated or worn out:
  3. An automobile or railroad collision or accident:
accident
A collision involving a motor vehicle
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  1. A collision involving a motor vehicle
  2. An unforeseen event that is not the result of intention or has no apparent cause:
  3. An unexpected and undesirable event, especially one resulting in damage or harm:
crackup
(--- Informal) A mental or physical breakdown; collapse
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  1. (--- Informal) A mental or physical breakdown; collapse
  2. A crash, as one involving an airplane or automobile.
  3. A crash, as of an airplane
overturn
To turn over or capsize:
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  1. To turn over or capsize:
  2. To ransack:
  3. To turn or throw over; upset
upset
To cause to overturn; knock or tip over:
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  1. To cause to overturn; knock or tip over:
  2. To cause (the stomach) to feel ill.
  3. To disturb the functioning, order, or course of:
break down
(Ergative, figuratively) to divide into parts to give more details, to provide a more indepth analysis of
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  1. (Ergative, figuratively) to divide into parts to give more details, to provide a more indepth analysis of
  2. (Intransitive) to fail, to cease to function
  3. (Ergative, figuratively) to render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally
plunge
To move forward and downward violently:
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  1. To move forward and downward violently:
  2. To enter or move headlong through something:
  3. To use a plunger to try to unblock (a drain, for example).
pitch
(Games) To lead (a card), thus establishing the trump suit.
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  1. (Games) To lead (a card), thus establishing the trump suit.
  2. To fix or set at a particular point, level, degree, etc.
  3. (Informal) To try to sell, promote, or convince, using persuasive talk, advertising, etc.
topple
To lean forward as if on the point of falling; overbalance; totter
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  1. To lean forward as if on the point of falling; overbalance; totter
  2. To bring about the downfall, destruction, or ending of.
  3. To push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something
smash
To break (something) into pieces suddenly, noisily, and violently; shatter.
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  1. To break (something) into pieces suddenly, noisily, and violently; shatter.
  2. To break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow or collision:
  3. To cause to come into forceful contact with something:
dive
To go underwater; submerge, as a submarine or skin diver
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  1. To go underwater; submerge, as a submarine or skin diver
  2. To plunge the hand or body suddenly into something
  3. To go toward the bottom of a body of water:
hurtle
To move with or as if with great speed:
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  1. To move with or as if with great speed:
plummet
To fall off or decline precipitously
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  1. To fall off or decline precipitously
  2. To fall or drop straight downward
lurch
To roll, pitch, or sway suddenly forward or to one side
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  1. To roll, pitch, or sway suddenly forward or to one side
  2. To move with abrupt movements; move haltingly or jerkily.
  3. (Archaic) To prevent (a person) from getting his fair share of something
sprawl
To sit or lie in such a position
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  1. To sit or lie in such a position
  2. To sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly.
  3. To spread out in an awkward or uneven way, esp. so as to take up more space than is necessary, as handwriting, a line of men, etc.
tumble
To move quickly or awkwardly:
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  1. To move quickly or awkwardly:
  2. To cause to fall or collapse; bring down:
  3. To move, go, issue, etc. in a hasty, awkward, or disorderly manner
drop
To move or descend from one height or level to another:
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  1. To move or descend from one height or level to another:
  2. To leave out (a letter, for example) in speaking or writing.
  3. To let fall by releasing hold of:
slip
To put on or remove (clothing) easily or quickly:
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  1. To put on or remove (clothing) easily or quickly:
  2. To get loose or away from (a restraint, pursuer, etc.); become free of
  3. To go, move, pass, etc. smoothly, quickly, or easily
collapse
To break down suddenly; fail; give way
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  1. To break down suddenly; fail; give way
  2. To cause to fold, break down, or fall down or inward.
  3. To fall down or fall to pieces, as when supports or sides fail to hold; cave in; shrink together suddenly
shatter
To cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow.
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  1. To cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow.
  2. To break or burst into pieces; smash
  3. To break into pieces; smash or burst:
smash
To render (something) into a mush or pulp, as by throwing or crushing:
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  1. To render (something) into a mush or pulp, as by throwing or crushing:
  2. To break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow or collision:
  3. (--- Sports) To hit (a ball, puck, or shuttlecock) in a forceful overhand stroke.
splinter
To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.
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  1. To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.
  2. (Intransitive) To come apart into long sharp fragments.
  3. To break or split into thin, sharp pieces
clatter
To make, or move with, a rapid succession of loud, sharp noises; rattle
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  1. To make, or move with, a rapid succession of loud, sharp noises; rattle
  2. To talk rapidly and noisily; chatter.
  3. To move with a rattling sound:
bang
Hard, noisily, and suddenly
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  1. Hard, noisily, and suddenly
  2. Suddenly; abruptly:
  3. Exactly; precisely:
smash
To cause to come into forceful contact with something:
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  1. To cause to come into forceful contact with something:
  2. To break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow or collision:
  3. (--- Sports) To hit (a ball, puck, or shuttlecock) in a forceful overhand stroke.
hit
To press or push (a key or button, for example):
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  1. To press or push (a key or button, for example):
  2. To attack:
  3. (Baseball) To execute (a base hit) successfully:
strike
To hit sharply, as with a hand, fist, weapon, or implement:
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  1. To hit sharply, as with a hand, fist, weapon, or implement:
  2. To produce (a tone or chord) by hitting a key or keys or touching a string or strings on a musical instrument
  3. To refuse to continue to work at (a factory, company, etc.) until certain demands are met
run into
(With prepositional object) To cause to collide with.
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  1. (With prepositional object) To cause to collide with.
  2. (Intransitive but with prepositional object, by extension) To encounter or meet unexpectedly (literally or figuratively).
  3. To reach a large figure.
bump into
(Idiomatic) To meet by chance.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To meet by chance.
  2. (Literally intransitive) To collide with.
  3. (Literally) To cause (a thing) to collide with.
jostle
To shake or agitate:
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  1. To shake or agitate:
  2. To come in rough contact while moving; push and shove:
  3. To bump or push, as in a crowd; elbow or shove roughly
impact
To force tightly together; pack; wedge
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  1. To force tightly together; pack; wedge
  2. To have an effect or impact.
  3. To hit with force
bump
To displace from a position within a group or organization.
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  1. To displace from a position within a group or organization.
  2. To hit or knock against something:
  3. To hit or knock against with a jolt; collide lightly with
rear-end
To crash into, or cause one's vehicle to crash into, the back end of (another vehicle)
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  1. To crash into, or cause one's vehicle to crash into, the back end of (another vehicle)
sideswipe
To hit along the side in passing
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  1. To hit along the side in passing
butt
To hit or push something with the head or horns.
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  1. To hit or push something with the head or horns.
  2. To strike or bump against
  3. To move or drive headfirst
knock
To produce by hitting or striking:
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  1. To produce by hitting or striking:
  2. In gin rummy, to end a deal by exposing one's hand and showing a surplus of not more than ten points in unmatched cards
  3. To hit; strike
punch
To drive (a ball, for example) with the fist.
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  1. To drive (a ball, for example) with the fist.
  2. To depress (a key or button, for example) in order to activate a device or perform an operation:
  3. To hit with a sharp blow of the fist.
jar
To give forth a rudely quivering or tremulous sound; to sound harshly or discordantly.
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  1. To give forth a rudely quivering or tremulous sound; to sound harshly or discordantly.
  2. To have a harsh, irritating effect (on one)
  3. To shake or vibrate from an impact or impacts:
jolt
To shake up or jar, as with a bumpy ride or sharp blow
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  1. To shake up or jar, as with a bumpy ride or sharp blow
  2. To cause to move jerkily:
  3. To move or dislodge with a sudden, hard blow; strike heavily or jarringly:
total
To find the total of; add
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  1. To find the total of; add
  2. To equal a total of; amount to:
  3. To equal a total of; add up to
malfunction
To fail to function as it should
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  1. To fail to function as it should
shut down
(Idiomatic) To close, terminate, or end
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  1. (Idiomatic) To close, terminate, or end
  2. (Idiomatic) To turn off or stop.
fail
To give such a grade of failure to (a student):
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  1. To give such a grade of failure to (a student):
  2. To receive an academic grade below the acceptable minimum in (a course, for example):
  3. To break; not to succeed in reaching a standard or goal; to perform ineptly or faultily; to become bankrupt. To break; not to succeed in reaching a standard or goal; to perform ineptly or faultily; to become bankrupt.
go-to-bed
To lie down to sleep, to put oneself in one's bed
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  1. To lie down to sleep, to put oneself in one's bed
bed-down
To put an animal to rest for the night.
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  1. To put an animal to rest for the night.
  2. (Intransitive) To lie down to sleep for the night, usually of livestock or machinery.
stay-over
Stay overnight in a place away from one's home, sleep over.
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  1. Stay overnight in a place away from one's home, sleep over.
bunk
To stay the night; sleep:
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  1. To stay the night; sleep:
  2. To sleep in a bunk or bed.
  3. To occupy a bunk.
invade
To enter forcibly or hostilely; come into as an enemy
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  1. To enter forcibly or hostilely; come into as an enemy
  2. To enter and proliferate in bodily tissue, as a pathogen:
  3. To encroach or intrude on; violate:
intrude
To enter or appear in a manner regarded as disruptive, inappropriate, or unwelcome
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  1. To enter or appear in a manner regarded as disruptive, inappropriate, or unwelcome
  2. To force (oneself or one's thoughts) upon others without being asked or welcomed
  3. To intrude oneself or itself
smash
To hit (a tennis ball, badminton bird, etc.) with a hard overhand stroke
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  1. To hit (a tennis ball, badminton bird, etc.) with a hard overhand stroke
  2. To break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow or collision:
  3. (--- Sports) To hit (a ball, puck, or shuttlecock) in a forceful overhand stroke.
pile up
(Idiomatic, intransitive) To collect or accumulate, as a backlog.
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  1. (Idiomatic, intransitive) To collect or accumulate, as a backlog.
  2. To form a pile, stack, or heap.
bump
To shake up and down; jolt:
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  1. To shake up and down; jolt:
  2. To hit or knock against with a jolt; collide lightly with
  3. (Sports) To bump a volleyball.
collide
To meet in opposition; conflict:
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  1. To meet in opposition; conflict:
  2. To come together with violent, direct impact.
bang
To handle violently
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  1. To handle violently
  2. Suddenly; abruptly:
  3. Exactly; precisely:
clap
To strike (the hands) together with an abrupt, loud sound, usually repeatedly:
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  1. To strike (the hands) together with an abrupt, loud sound, usually repeatedly:
  2. To strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another:
  3. To strike with an open hand, as in hearty greeting or encouragement
slam
To put, throw, or otherwise forcefully move so as to produce a loud noise:
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  1. To put, throw, or otherwise forcefully move so as to produce a loud noise:
  2. To hit something with force; crash:
  3. (Slang) To drink quickly (a beverage, especially an alcoholic one). Often used with back or down.
whack
To strike or slap with a sharp, resounding blow
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  1. To strike or slap with a sharp, resounding blow
  2. To strike (someone or something) with a sharp blow; slap.
  3. (Slang) To murder (a person), often, specif., for pay
clash
To collide with a loud, harsh, usually metallic noise:
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  1. To collide with a loud, harsh, usually metallic noise:
  2. To create an unpleasant visual impression when placed together:
  3. To come into conflict; disagree sharply
smash
To hit (a tennis ball, badminton bird, etc.) with a hard overhand stroke
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  1. To hit (a tennis ball, badminton bird, etc.) with a hard overhand stroke
  2. To break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow or collision:
  3. (--- Sports) To hit (a ball, puck, or shuttlecock) in a forceful overhand stroke.
break
To cause to give up a habit:
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  1. To cause to give up a habit:
  2. To exchange for smaller monetary units:
  3. To fail to conform to; violate:
bust
(Informal) To smash or break, especially forcefully:
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  1. (Informal) To smash or break, especially forcefully:
  2. To cause to come to an end; break up:
  3. To burst; break:
collapse
To break down suddenly; fail; give way
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  1. To break down suddenly; fail; give way
  2. To fall down or fall to pieces, as when supports or sides fail to hold; cave in; shrink together suddenly
  3. To cause to fold, break down, or fall down or inward.
fail
To receive an academic grade below the acceptable minimum in (a course, for example):
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  1. To receive an academic grade below the acceptable minimum in (a course, for example):
  2. To give way or be made otherwise useless as a result of excessive strain:
  3. To break; not to succeed in reaching a standard or goal; to perform ineptly or faultily; to become bankrupt. To break; not to succeed in reaching a standard or goal; to perform ineptly or faultily; to become bankrupt.
go under
(Idiomatic) to be named, to call oneself
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  1. (Idiomatic) to be named, to call oneself
  2. To descend into a body of water
  3. (Idiomatic) to go bankrupt, to collapse
fold
(Informal) To give in; buckle:
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  1. (Informal) To give in; buckle:
  2. To bend or press (something) so that one part is over another; double up on itself
  3. (Informal) To fail
bed
To go to bed.
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  1. To go to bed.
  2. To put or send to bed.
  3. To plant or arrange in a bed of earth
retire
To move away or withdraw, as for rest or seclusion:
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  1. To move away or withdraw, as for rest or seclusion:
  2. To move back or away, or seem to do so
  3. To go to bed.
flop
To fall or lie down heavily and noisily:
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  1. To fall or lie down heavily and noisily:
  2. (Photoengraving) To turn (a film negative) face down before exposure to a metal plate, in order to create a desired mirror image
  3. To go to bed.
clash
A violent conflict or confrontation.
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  1. A violent conflict or confrontation.
  2. An incongruity or unpleasant juxtaposition of different colors or elements.
  3. A loud, harsh noise, such as that made by two metal objects in collision.
smash
(Informal) An overwhelming popular success
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  1. (Informal) An overwhelming popular success
  2. A violent breaking of something or the noise made by such breaking:
  3. A heavy blow or collision:
bang
(--- Informal) A display of enthusiasm or vigor
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  1. (--- Informal) A display of enthusiasm or vigor
  2. A fringe of hair cut short and straight across the forehead.
  3. (Informal) A sudden burst of action:
slam
An informal poetry competition in which the participants read their work aloud and are judged by the audience
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  1. An informal poetry competition in which the participants read their work aloud and are judged by the audience
  2. Any fast-moving or violent shot, action, etc., as in sports
  3. The winning of all the tricks or all but one during the play of one hand in bridge and other whist-derived card games.
smash
A hard, heavy hit or blow; specif., a hard overhand stroke, as in tennis, that is difficult to return
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  1. A hard, heavy hit or blow; specif., a hard overhand stroke, as in tennis, that is difficult to return
  2. A violent breaking of something or the noise made by such breaking:
  3. A heavy blow or collision:
wham
A forceful, resounding blow.
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  1. A forceful, resounding blow.
  2. A heavy blow, impact, etc.
  3. The sound of such a blow.
smash
A violent breaking of something or the noise made by such breaking:
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  1. A violent breaking of something or the noise made by such breaking:
  2. A heavy blow or collision:
  3. A wreck
smashup
Complete defeat or failure; ruin
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  1. Complete defeat or failure; ruin
  2. A serious collision between vehicles; a wreck.
  3. A wreck or collision, esp. one that does great damage
wreck
The remains of something that has been wrecked, especially an automobile that has crashed:
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  1. The remains of something that has been wrecked, especially an automobile that has crashed:
  2. Something that is dilapidated or worn out:
  3. An automobile or railroad collision or accident:
crackup
A cracking up
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  1. A cracking up
  2. A crash, as of an airplane
  3. A crash, as one involving an airplane or automobile.
pileup
Alternative spelling of pile-up.
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  1. Alternative spelling of pile-up.
  2. An accumulation as of burdensome tasks
  3. (Informal) A serious collision usually involving several motor vehicles.
bump
A raised or rounded spot; a bulge.
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  1. A raised or rounded spot; a bulge.
  2. (Slang) A shot of hard liquor, sometimes accompanied by a beer chaser.
  3. (Sports) A pass in volleyball made by redirecting the ball with the inside of the forearms, especially when extended and held together.
concussion
An injury to a soft structure, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow or impact and followed by a temporary, sometimes prolonged, loss of function. A concussion of the brain results in transient loss of consciousness or memory.
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  1. An injury to a soft structure, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow or impact and followed by a temporary, sometimes prolonged, loss of function. A concussion of the brain results in transient loss of consciousness or memory.
  2. (Med.) A condition of impaired functioning of some organ, esp. the brain, as a result of a violent blow or impact
  3. A violent shaking; agitation; shock, as from impact
impact
A striking together; violent contact; collision
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  1. A striking together; violent contact; collision
  2. The power of an event, idea, etc. to produce changes, move the feelings, etc.
  3. The effect or impression of one person or thing on another:
jar
A vibration due to a sudden impact
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  1. A vibration due to a sudden impact
  2. A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of glass or clay, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.
  3. A jolt; a shock.
jolt
The cause of such a feeling:
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  1. The cause of such a feeling:
  2. A sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment; a shock.
  3. A shock or surprise
percussion
Percussion instruments or their players considered as a group.
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  1. Percussion instruments or their players considered as a group.
  2. A method of medical diagnosis in which various areas of the body, especially the chest, back, and abdomen, are tapped to determine by resonance the condition of internal organs.
  3. The shock, vibration, etc. resulting from this
shock
A shock absorber.
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  1. A shock absorber.
  2. An instance of the passage of an electric current through the body. The amount of injury caused by electric shock depends on the type and strength of the current, the length of time the current is applied, and the route the current takes once it enters the body.
  3. The impact of persons, forces, etc. in combat or collision
smash
A heavy blow or collision:
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  1. A heavy blow or collision:
  2. A violent breaking of something or the noise made by such breaking:
  3. A drink made of mint, sugar, soda water, and alcoholic liquor, usually brandy.
breakdown
(Electricity) The abrupt failure of an insulator or insulating medium to restrict the flow of current.
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  1. (Electricity) The abrupt failure of an insulator or insulating medium to restrict the flow of current.
  2. The act or process of failing to function or continue.
  3. A failure to work or function properly
collapse
An abrupt failure of function, strength, or health; a breakdown.
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  1. An abrupt failure of function, strength, or health; a breakdown.
  2. The act of collapsing; a falling in or together; failure or breakdown, as in business or health
  3. An abrupt loss of perceived value or of effect:
debacle
A total, often ludicrous, collapse or failure
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  1. A total, often ludicrous, collapse or failure
  2. A violent flood.
  3. A sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall, or defeat; a rout.
smash
A heavy blow or collision:
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  1. A heavy blow or collision:
  2. A violent breaking of something or the noise made by such breaking:
  3. A wreck
smashup
Any disaster or catastrophe
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  1. Any disaster or catastrophe
  2. Complete defeat or failure; ruin
  3. A serious collision between vehicles; a wreck.
wreck
Something that is dilapidated or worn out:
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  1. Something that is dilapidated or worn out:
  2. A wrecking or being wrecked; destruction; ruin
  3. An automobile or railroad collision or accident:
hurry-up
Carried out as rapidly as possible, especially in the final minutes of a football game:
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  1. Carried out as rapidly as possible, especially in the final minutes of a football game:
rush
Characterized by a rush
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  1. Characterized by a rush
  2. Designating a family (Juncaceae, order Juncales) of grasslike monocotyledonous plants with a 6-parted perianth, tufted leaves, and the fruit in capsules
  3. Performed with or requiring great haste or urgency:
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  • A crash came from the hallway.

  • There was another terrible crash and something huge collapsed.

  • You look like a nice safe guy, not some whacko, so is it okay if I crash here for the night?

  • This may con tinue for weeks before the final crash takes place.

  • With a sinking feeling, Jessi realized her world was going to crash down on her this weekend.

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