Crash
Crash verb - To go to a lower level especially abruptly.
Usage example: sales of that digital camera have crashed since the competing version came out
Spike
Spike verb - To penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object.
How words are described
| single | single crash | single spike |
| nasty | nasty crash | nasty spike |
| real | real crash | real spike |
| massive | massive crash | massive spike |
| Other adjectives: large, serious, huge, infamous, new, major, final, random, giant, sudden, resulting. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In severe cases, removing the algae without solving the root problem can cause the waste levels to spike and crash the tank.
Source: Cool, Clear Water - After killing his (small, humanoid) form, you think you've won, only for him to crash through the wall in the form of a giant, laser-spewing, spike-laden, ill-tempered head.
Source: One Winged Angel / Video Games -
Also when Angelus and Spike are trying to gate-crash the party of their Arch-Nemesis, only they can't get in because they're Not on the List.
Source: Must Be Invited
Cite this Source
Spike and Crash. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crash/spike
Crash & Spike. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/crash/spike>.
Spike or Crash. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crash/spike.
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