Beyond collisions, "Crash" has several common meanings. It can refer to cardiac arrest, a medical condition where the heart stops beating. Couch surfing is another meaning, referring to temporarily staying at another person's home. The act of entering an event without invitation is known as gate crashing. In finance, a stock market crash is a sudden dramatic decline of stock prices.
"Crash" is a title used across various forms of arts and entertainment. In film, there is The Crash (1932), a drama, and Crash (1974), a Norwegian drama. Other films include Crash! (1977), a suspense drama, and Crash (1978), a made-for-TV docudrama. Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 (1990) is another made-for-TV film. Crash (1996) is a drama directed by David Cronenberg, and Crash (2004), directed by Paul Haggis, won the 2005 Academy Award for Best Picture. The Crash (2017) is a thriller.
Television series include Crash, an American drama based on the 2004 film, and Crash, a Danish science-fiction series. There is also Crash, a South Korean comedy crime investigative series, and Crash, a Welsh medical drama series. Crashh is a 2021 Indian web series, and Çarpışma (transl. Crash) is a 2018–19 Turkish TV series. An episode of The Good Wife from 2009 is titled "Crash."
In publications, Crash is a novel by J. G. Ballard, which was the basis of the 1996 film. Crash was a magazine dedicated to the ZX Spectrum home computer, published from 1984 to 1991. Crash is a 1996 novel by Jerry Spinelli. Crash Magazine is a French independent magazine, and Crash! is a 2007 manga series by Yuka Fujiwara.
Music features bands like Crash, a thrash metal band formed in 1991 from Seoul, and Crash, an indie rock band from New York in the 1980s. Albums include Crash (1976) by Billy "Crash" Craddock, Crash (2022) by Charli XCX, and Crash (1996) by Dave Matthews Band. Other albums are Crash (2009) by Decyfer Down, Crash (1986) by The Human League, and Crash (2024) by Kehlani. Crash! (1963) is an album by guitarist Kenny Burrell.
Songs titled "Crash" include those by Cavo (2009), Feeder (1997), The Primitives (1988), Royseven (2007), and Gwen Stefani (2006). "Crash" (Have Some Fun) is by TKA featuring Michelle Visage (1990). Usher has a song titled "Crash" (2016). Other songs include "Crash" by Baboon (2002), Delta Goodrem (2021), Shayne Ward (2010), Nicola Roberts (2011), Propellerheads (1998), and Sum 41 (2011).
Fictional characters include Crash Bandicoot, the protagonist in the video game series of the same name. Crash is also a prehistoric opossum character in the Ice Age franchise, an anthropomorphic puppet in the Disney XD sitcom Crash & Bernstein, and a supervillain in DC Comics.
Video games include Burnout Crash!, a spin-off of the Burnout series. The Crash Bandicoot series features adventure video games, with Crash Bandicoot being the first game. Hot Wheels: Crash! is a video game released in 1999 for Microsoft Windows.
"Crash" also refers to a British card game called Crash. In contract bridge, CRASH convention is a convention in the game. Crash is the name of American graffiti artist John Matos. Ray "Crash" Corrigan was an American actor, and Crash Davis was an American baseball player. Crash Holly and Crash were ring names for American professional wrestler Mike Lockwood.
Sports teams include Indy Crash, a women's full contact football team in the Women's Football Alliance, and Iowa City Crash, a team in the Midwest Rugby League.
Other uses include Crash, a genus of fossil bandicoots. A crash cymbal is used in drumming accents. HMS Crash refers to British Royal Navy vessels. A sugar crash is a supposed sense of fatigue after consuming carbohydrates. Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums (CRASH) was a unit of the Los Angeles Police Department. "Crash" is an alternative name for a herd of rhinoceroses. Crash is also a plain linen fabric used for towels. Finally, "Crash" can be slang for a drug comedown.
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