Crash or CRASH may refer to:

Common meanings

Collision In physics, a collision is any event in which two or more bodies exert forces on each other in a relatively short time. Although the most common use of the word ''collision'' refers to incidents in which two or more objects collide with great fo ...

, an impact between two or more objects *

Crash (computing) In computing, a crash, or system crash, occurs when a computer program such as a software application or an operating system stops functioning properly and exits. On some operating systems or individual applications, a crash reporting serv ...

, a condition where a program ceases to respond *

Cardiac arrest Cardiac arrest is when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. It is a medical emergency that, without immediate medical intervention, will result in sudden cardiac death within minutes. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and poss ...

, a medical condition in which the heart stops beating * Couch surfing, temporarily staying at another person's home *

Gate crashing Gate crashing, gatecrashing, or party crashing is the act of entering, attending, or participating in an event without an invitation nor ticket. The person doing the gate crashing is known as a gate crasher or party crasher. Motivations for g ...

, the act of entering an event without invitation *

Stock market crash A stock market crash is a sudden dramatic decline of stock prices across a major cross-section of a stock market, resulting in a significant loss of paper wealth. Crashes are driven by panic selling and underlying economic factors. They often foll ...

, a sudden dramatic decline of stock prices

Arts and entertainment

Film

* ''The Crash'' (1932 film), a drama starring Ruth Chatterton * ''Crash'' (1974 film), a Norwegian drama directed by Rolf Clemens * '' Crash!'', a 1977 suspense drama starring José Ferrer and Sue Lyon * ''Crash'' (1978 film), a made-for-TV docudrama starring William Shatner and Adrienne Barbeau * '' Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501'', a 1990 made-for-TV film starring Cheryl Ladd * ''Crash'' (1996 film), a drama directed by David Cronenberg * ''Crash'' (2004 film), directed by Paul Haggis and winner of the 2005 Academy Award for Best Picture * ''The Crash'' (2017 film), a thriller directed by Aram Rappaport

Television

* ''Crash'' (1984 TV series), a Danish science-fiction series * ''Crash'' (2008 TV series), an American drama based on the 2004 film * ''Crash'' (2009 TV series), an English-language Welsh medical drama series * ''

Çarpışma ''Çarpışma'' (English title: ''Crash'') is a Turkish action thriller television series starring Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ, Elçin Sangu, Onur Saylak, Melisa Aslı Pamuk and Alperen Duymaz. It was premiered on Show TV on November 22, 2018, and conc ...

'' (), a 2018-19 Turkish TV series

Publications

* ''Crash'' (J. G. Ballard novel), the basis of the 1996 film * ''Crash'' (magazine), dedicated to the ZX Spectrum home computer and published from 1984 to 1991 * ''Crash'' (Spinelli novel), by Jerry Spinelli, 1996) * ''

Crash Magazine ''Crash Magazine'' is a French independent magazine published biannually that features articles on women's fashion and cinema. History and profile ''Crash Magazine'' was founded in 1998 by Frank Perrin and Armelle Leturcq; art critics before pu ...

'', a French independent magazine * ''Crash!'' (manga), a 2007 manga series by Yuka Fujiwara

Music

Bands

Crash (South Korean band) Crash is a South Korean thrash metal band from Seoul. History Crash was formed in 1991 with the lineup of Ahn Heung-Chan (vocals, bass guitar), Jung Yong-Wook (drums) and Yoon Doo-Byung (guitar). They were also the first Korean band to provoke ...

, a thrash metal band, who formed in 1991 from Seoul *

Crash (UK band) Crash were an indie rock band formed in 1984 in New York City, centered on frontman-songwriter Mark Dumais, who took their name from the J. G. Ballard novel. The band moved to London in 1987.Evans, Liz (1987) "Crash", ''Underground'', December 1 ...

, an indie rock band, from New York in the 1980s

Albums

* ''Crash'' (Billy "Crash" Craddock album) (1976) * ''Crash'' (Dave Matthews Band album) (1996) * ''Crash'' (Decyfer Down album) (2009) * ''Crash'' (The Human League album) (1986) * ''Crash!'' (album), by guitarist

Kenny Burrell Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist known for his work on numerous top jazz labels: Prestige, Blue Note, Verve, CTI, Muse, and Concord. His collaborations with Jimmy Smith were notable, and produced the 1965 ...

(1963) * ''Crash'' (Charli XCX album) (2022)

Songs

* "Crash" (Cavo song) (2009) * "Crash" (Feeder song) (1997) * "Crash" (The Primitives song) (1988) * "Crash" (Royseven song) (2007) * "Crash" (Gwen Stefani song) (2006) * "Crash" (Have Some Fun), by TKA featuring Michelle Visage (1990) * "Crash" (Usher song) (2016) * "Crash", by Baboon from ''

Something Good Is Going to Happen to You ''Something Good Is Going to Happen to You'' is an album by Baboon, released in 2002 on Last Beat Records. Track listing Personnel * Steven Barnett - drums, keyboards, fan-blade guitar, e-bow bass, room evacuator (R.E.1), piano, organ, aut ...

'', 2002 * "Crash" by Delta Goodrem on her album

Bridge Over Troubled Dreams ''Bridge over Troubled Dreams'' is the seventh studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem. It was released on 14 May 2021 and serves as Goodrem's first album of all-new material since 2016's ''Wings of the Wild''. The album will ...

2021

Fictional characters

Crash Bandicoot (character) Crash Bandicoot is the title character and main protagonist of the ''Crash Bandicoot'' series. Introduced in the 1996 video game ''Crash Bandicoot'', Crash is a mutant eastern barred bandicoot who was genetically enhanced by the series' main anta ...

, the primary protagonist in the video game series of the same name

Video games

* '' Burnout Crash!'', a spin-off of the ''Burnout'' series * ''

Crash Bandicoot ''Crash Bandicoot'' is a video game franchise originally developed by Naughty Dog as an exclusive for Sony's PlayStation console. It has seen numerous installments created by various developers and published on multiple platforms. The series c ...

'', a series of adventure video games ** ''Crash Bandicoot'' (video game), the first game of the series * '' Hot Wheels: Crash!'', a video game released in 1999 for Microsoft Windows

Card games

* ''Crash'' (card game), a British card game *

CRASH convention In the game of contract bridge, CRASH (an acronym for Color-RAnk-SHape) is a defense against a strong 1 or a 1NT opening that first appeared in 1976 in an article by Kit Woolsey in The Bridge World. Within the CRASH framework, intervening calls a ...

, a convention in the game of contract bridge

People

Crash (graffiti artist) Crash (born John Matos; October 11, 1961 in Bronx, New York) is a graffiti artist. Early life As early as 13, John Matos was spray painting New York City trains, the full image art as opposed to simpler tagging soon transferred to silk screene ...

, American artist John Matos (born 1961) *

Ray "Crash" Corrigan Ray "Crash" Corrigan (born Raymond Benitz; February 14, 1902 – August 10, 1976) was an American actor most famous for appearing in many B-Western movies (among these the Three Mesquiteers and Range Busters film series). He also was a st ...

(1902–1976), American actor *

Billy "Crash" Craddock Billy Wayne "Crash" Craddock (born June 16, 1939) is an American country and rockabilly singer. He first gained popularity in Australia in the 1950s with a string of rockabilly hits, including the Australian number one hits " Boom Boom Baby" an ...

(born 1939), country music singer *

Darby Crash Jan Paul Beahm (better known by his stage name Darby Crash, formerly Bobby Pyn; September 26, 1958 – December 7, 1980) was an American punk rock vocalist who, along with longtime friend Pat Smear (born Georg Ruthenberg), co-founded the punk ro ...

(1958–1980), punk rock musician * Crash Davis (1919-2001), American baseball player who inspired the name of the movie character *

Crash Holly Michael John Lockwood (August 25, 1971 – November 6, 2003) was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment from 1999 to 2003 under the ring names ...

and Crash, ring names of American professional wrestler Mike Lockwood (1971–2003)

Sports teams

Indy Crash The Indy Crash was a women's full contact football team of the Women's Football Alliance based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Home games were played at Roncalli High School. Season-by-season , - , 2011 , , 6 , , 2 , , 0 , , 1st National North C ...

, a women's full contact football team in the Women's Football Alliance *

Iowa City Crash Rugby league has been played in the United States by club teams since the 1970s. In that time a number of amateur and semi-professional clubs have been established and ended up going defunct. American National Rugby League *Aston Bulls (1998–2 ...

, a team in the

Midwest Rugby League The Midwest Rugby League (MWRL) is a rugby league football competition in the Midwest United States. In 2009 an organization named Midwest Rugby League was formed to promote rugby league in the Midwestern United States, and to operate the Stockya ...

Other uses

* ''Crash'' (genus), a genus of fossil bandicoots published in 2014 *

Crash cymbal A crash cymbal is a type of cymbal that produces a loud, sharp "crash" and is used mainly for occasional accents, as opposed to a ride cymbal. It can be mounted on a stand and played with a drum stick, or by hand in pairs. One or two crash c ...

, used in occasional drumming accents * HMS ''Crash'', British Royal Navy vessels * Sugar crash, a supposed sense of fatigue after consuming a large number of carbohydrates *

Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums The Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums (CRASH) was a specialized unit of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) tasked with combating gang-related crime between 1979 and 2000. The unit was established in the South Central district ...

(CRASH), a unit of the Los Angeles Police Department *

Crash Crash or CRASH may refer to: Common meanings * Collision, an impact between two or more objects * Crash (computing), a condition where a program ceases to respond * Cardiac arrest, a medical condition in which the heart stops beating * Couch su ...

, (herd) of rhinoceroses * Crash (fabric), a plain linen fabric used for towels *

, slang for a drug comedown