| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A loud striking together: clash, smash. See SOUNDS. 2. An abrupt disastrous failure: breakdown, collapse, debacle, smash, smashup, wreck. See MONEY. 3. Violent forcible contact between two or more things: bump, collision, concussion, impact, jar, jolt, percussion, shock1, smash. See CONFLICT. 4. A wrecking of a vehicle: smash, smashup, wreck. Informal : crackup, pileup. See HELP. 5. A forceful movement causing a loud noise: bang, slam, smash, wham. See STRIKE. | | VERB: | 1. To strike, set down, or close in such a way as to make a loud noise: bang, clap, slam, whack. See SOUNDS. 2. To strike together with a loud, harsh noise: clash, smash. See SOUNDS. 3. To undergo sudden financial failure: break, bust, collapse, fail, go under. Informal : fold. Idioms: go belly up, go bust, go on the rocks, go to the wall. See MONEY. 4. To come together or come up against with force: bump, collide. See CONFLICT. 5. To undergo wrecking: smash. Informal : crack up, pile up. See HELP. 6. Slang. To go to bed: bed (down), retire. Informal : turn in. Slang : flop. Idioms: call it a night, hit the hay (or sack) . See AWARENESS. | | ADJECTIVE: | Informal. Designed to meet emergency needs as quickly as possible: Informal : hurry-up, rush. See FAST.
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