crash out
Britishverb
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to go to sleep
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to spend the night (in a place)
we crashed out at John's place
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to pass out
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informal to be eliminated from a competition in a way that brings disgrace or embarrassment
Example Sentences
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That route is paved, via “Drive to Survive,” with an emphasis on the personal over the strictly mechanical, though there is a kind of decadent thrill in seeing such expensive machinery crash out before clearing the first turn.
Saturday's super-G saw German Emma Aicher crash out at the same turn as Vonn, seemingly without incident.
From Barron's
Glasgow, who staged a remarkable comeback to beat Antoine Dupont's six-time champions Toulouse in the last round, were too strong for Clermont, who crash out of the tournament after three straight defeats.
From Barron's
England's Cullen won the first set, but became the 11th seed to crash out as he lost the following three, including throwing away a 2-1 lead in the fourth set.
From BBC
Piastri's crash out of third place in the sprint race not only handed Norris the championship lead on a plate, but was also his sixth significant error in five grands prix, to add to the three crashes and a jumped start he had in Baku in September, and his responsibility for the crash at the start of the sprint in Austin that took out both McLaren drivers.
From BBC
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