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 surfing Couch surfing or sofa surfing is the practice of moving from one friend or relative's house to another, sleeping in whatever spare space is available, floor or couch, and generally staying a few days before moving on to the next house. People som ...

, temporarily staying at another person's home * Gate crashing, the act of entering an event without invitation * Stock market crash, 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! ''Crash!'' is a 1977 film directed by Charles Band. It starred José Ferrer, Sue Lyon, John Ericson, Leslie Parrish, John Carradine and Reggie Nalder. Synopsis Jealous invalid husband (Ferrer) tries to kill sexy blond wife (Lyon), who uses occ ...

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

Music

Bands

* Crash (South Korean band), a thrash metal band, who formed in 1991 from Seoul * Crash (UK band), 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 (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'', 2002 * "Crash" by Delta Goodrem on her album Bridge Over Troubled Dreams 2021

Fictional characters

* Crash Bandicoot (character), the primary protagonist in the video game series of the same name

Video games

* ''

Burnout Crash! ''Burnout Crash!'' (branded ''Burnout CRASH!'') is a downloadable action racing video game in the '' Burnout'' series. It is developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS via PlayStation Network, ...

'', a spin-off of the ''Burnout'' series * '' Crash Bandicoot'', 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, a convention in the game of contract bridge

People

* Crash (graffiti artist), American artist John Matos (born 1961) * Ray "Crash" Corrigan (1902–1976), American actor * Billy "Crash" Craddock (born 1939), country music singer * Darby Crash (1958–1980), punk rock musician *

Crash Davis Lawrence Columbus "Crash" Davis (July 14, 1919 – August 31, 2001) was an American professional baseball player whose name inspired that of the main character of the 1988 in film, 1988 movie ''Bull Durham''. Biography Born in Canon, Georgia, ...

(1919-2001), American baseball player who inspired the name of the movie character * Crash Holly and Crash, ring names of American professional wrestler Mike Lockwood (1971–2003)

Sports teams

* Indy Crash, a women's full contact football team in the Women's Football Alliance * Iowa City Crash, a team in the Midwest Rugby League

Other uses

* ''Crash'' (genus), a genus of fossil bandicoots published in 2014 * Crash cymbal, used in occasional drumming accents * HMS ''Crash'', British Royal Navy vessels *

Sugar crash Reactive hypoglycemia, postprandial hypoglycemia, or sugar crash is a term describing recurrent episodes of symptomatic hypoglycemia occurring within four hours"Hypoglycemia." It can also be referred to as "sugar crash" or "glucose crash." Nati ...

, a supposed sense of fatigue after consuming a large number of carbohydrates * Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums (CRASH), a unit of the Los Angeles Police Department * Crash, (herd) of rhinoceroses *

Crash (fabric) Crash is a coarse fabric with a rough, irregular surface, made from thick, uneven yarns. Crash fabric is coarse linen based rugged material made from both dyed and raw yarns. The yarns used are often grey or white in color. Crash fabrics are indist ...

, a plain linen fabric used for towels * Crash, slang for a drug comedown