The meaning of "crash" in "The Wall Street crash in 1929"

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I encountered a sentence from TOEFL text book.

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The Wall Street crash in 1929 threw the world economy into recession.

Since the best answer says "the incident can make sound", so that in this case, is that definition applicable too?

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 04 '18 at 14:25

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From the linked question, that one falls under

intransitive verb

c: to decline suddenly and steeply

The Wall Street Crash was a massive slump in stock market prices, which took the world economy with it.

answered Jun 04 '18 at 14:25

DoneWithThis.

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I would add "and in so doing, causing great damage". crash usually denotes damage. – TimR Jun 04 '18 at 15:54

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