colisão — meaning in English

English meaning

• collision noun An instance of colliding.
• crash noun A violent collision, especially involving a vehicle.
• crush verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.

Senses

colisão is used for these senses in English:

• collision An instance of colliding.
• crash (computing) A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.
• crush A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.

collision — full definition

1. noun An instance of colliding.
2. noun Any event in which two or more bodies exert forces on each other in a relatively short time. In a collision, physical contact of two bodies is not necessary.
3. noun Clipping of naming collision.
4. noun Clipping of collision detection; tangibility.

crash — full definition

1. noun A violent collision, especially involving a vehicle.
2. noun A sudden failure of a computer program or system.
3. noun A sudden, sharp fall in the value of stocks, currency, or other assets.
4. verb To collide violently, or (of a vehicle) to be involved in an accident.
5. verb To stop working suddenly (of a computer or program).

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