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crash

/ˈkɹæʃ/ adjective C2
  1. Quick, fast, intensive, impromptu. · crash course· crash diet
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She did not get hold of anything, but she heard a little shriek and a fall, and a crash of broken glass, from which she concluded that it was just possible it had fallen into a cucumber-frame, or something of the sort.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 25 · B2
Heads below!” (a loud crash)—“Now, who did that?—It was Bill, I fancy—Who’s to go down the chimney?—Nay, _I_ shan’t!
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 26 · B2
First, because I’m on the same side of the door as you are; secondly, because they’re making such a noise inside, no one could possibly hear you.” And certainly there _was_ a most extraordinary noise going on within—a constant howling and sneezing, and every now and then a great crash, as if a dish or kettle had been broken to pieces.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 40 · B2
A crash and a splash told Mowgli that Bagheera had fought his way to the tank where the monkeys could not follow.
The Jungle Book, p. 55 · B2

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