Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
CRASH
crash, smash
(noun) the act of colliding with something; “his crash through the window”; “the fullback’s smash into the defensive line”
crash, wreck
(noun) a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); “they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane”
clang, clangor, clangour, clangoring, clank, clash, crash
(noun) a loud resonant repeating noise; “he could hear the clang of distant bells”
crash, collapse
(noun) a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
crash
(noun) (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative; “the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since”
doss, doss down, crash
(verb) sleep in a convenient place; “You can crash here, though it’s not very comfortable”
crash, dash
(verb) hurl or thrust violently; “He dashed the plate against the wall”; “Waves were dashing against the rock”
crash, ram
(verb) undergo damage or destruction on impact; “the plane crashed into the ocean”; “The car crashed into the lamp post”
crash, break up, break apart
(verb) break violently or noisily; smash
crash
(verb) cause to crash; “The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace”; “Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost”
crash
(verb) fall or come down violently; “The branch crashed down on my car”; “The plane crashed in the sea”
crash
(verb) move violently as through a barrier; “The terrorists crashed the gate”
crash
(verb) move with, or as if with, a crashing noise; “The car crashed through the glass door”
crash
(verb) make a sudden loud sound; “the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night”
crash
(verb) occupy, usually uninvited; “My son’s friends crashed our house last weekend”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
crash (plural crashes)
A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.
(computing) A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.
Synonym: abend
(finance) A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures).
(informal) A comedown from a drug.
(collective) A group of rhinoceroses.
Adjective
crash (not comparable)
Quick, fast, intensive, impromptu.
Verb
crash (third-person singular simple present crashes, present participle crashing, simple past and past participle crashed)
(transitive) To collide with something destructively, fall or come down violently.
(transitive) To severely damage or destroy something by causing it to collide with something else.
(transitive, slang) (via gatecrash) To attend a social event without invitation, usually with unfavorable intentions.
(transitive, management) To accelerate a project or a task or its schedule by devoting more resources to it.
(intransitive, slang) To make or experience informal temporary living arrangements, especially overnight.
(slang) To give, as a favor.
(slang) To lie down for a long rest, sleep or nap, as from tiredness or exhaustion.
(computing, hardware, software, intransitive) To terminate extraordinarily.
(computing, hardware, software, transitive) To cause to terminate extraordinarily.
(intransitive) To experience a period of depression and/or lethargy after a period of euphoria, as after the euphoric effect of a psychotropic drug has dissipated.
(transitive) To hit or strike with force
(medicine, of a patient's condition) To take a sudden and severe turn for the worse; to rapidly deteriorate.
To make a sudden loud noise.
Etymology 2
Noun
crash (uncountable)
(fibre) A type of rough linen.
Anagrams
• Rasch, chars
Source: Wiktionary
Crash (kr), v. t. [imp & p. p. Crashed (kr; p. pr & vb. n. Crashing.] Etym: [OE. crashen, the same word as crasen to break, E. craze. See Craze.]
Definition: To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence. [R.] He shakt his head, and crasht his teeth for ire. Fairfax.
Crash, v. i.
1. To make a loud, clattering sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once; to break in pieces with a harsh noise. Roofs were blazing and walls crashing in every part of the city. Macualay.
2. To break with violence and noise; as, the chimney in falling crashed through the roof.
Crash, n.
1. A loud, sudden, confused sound, as of manu things falling and breaking at once. The wreck of matter and the crash of worlds. Addison.
2. Ruin; failure; sudden breaking down, as of a business house or a commercial enterprise.
Crash, n. Etym: [L. crassus coarse. See Crass.]
Definition: Coarse, heavy, narrow linen cloth, used esp. for towels.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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