crash out

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To fall asleep from exhaustion.

   • He crashed out after a long day of work.
   • We walked by Eric's room across the hall and I thought maybe he was still up, or maybe crashed out?
2. 2

   To terminate with an unhandled error

   To terminate with an unhandled error; to crash.

   • Harry didn't know why but the computer crashed out all of a sudden.
3. 3

   To be eliminated from a competition.

   • He crashed out at the second round of the tournament.
   • They joined Sunderland and Middlesbrough in crashing out of the competition at the third-round stage this season.
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   1. 4

      To produce or create rapidly

      To produce or create rapidly; to bang out.

   2. 5

      To rapidly precipitate.

      • These solutions, however, were unstable and immediately crashed out.
      • One of the biggest challenges of in vitro assays is dealing with compounds that have low aqueous solubility that crash out of solution when they are added to the assay buffer or culture medium.
      • A supersaturated solution is unstable; solute molecules may crash out of solution given the slightest perturbation.
   3. 6

      To become uncontrollably angry or upset

      To become uncontrollably angry or upset; to rage, snap.

      • Losing six games in a row was enough to make my friend start crashing out.
      • But instead of crashing out over, say, Haitian immigrants allegedly eating cats and dogs in Ohio, Piker’s guests will argue over things like “What’s the best cheese?” or “Is Five Guys a fast-food restaurant?”
      • “It’s kind of this forewarning of like, ‘Hey you’re annoying me, I’m going to crash out,’” he said, “or like, ‘This project I’m working on is going to make me crash out.’”
   4. 7

      To break out of a prison.

   5. 8

      To act out recklessly and violently, often in a way that leads to self-destruction or…

      To act out recklessly and violently, often in a way that leads to self-destruction or serious consequences, typically in enraged reaction to something.

   6. 9

      A reckless individual, often with nothing to lose

      A reckless individual, often with nothing to lose; a person prone to crashing out.

      • Niggas really be crash outs wit no motion biggest life asset be a pistol that shit crazy
      • calling all crashouts in atlanta, please put this nigga in a blender 🙏🏾
   7. 10

      An instance of being uncontrollably angry or upset.

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