Technology Failures

verb to fail or break down suddenly

adverb in a sudden or unexpected manner

• The old printer started to crap out after years of heavy use.
• My phone always seems to crap out right when I need it the most.
• I can't believe my car decided to crap out on me in the middle of nowhere.
• When the economy started to crap out, many businesses struggled to stay afloat.

noun a sudden and disastrous failure or decline

verb to suddenly lose power or stop working

• The investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the plane crash.
• I heard there was a big crash on the highway this morning.
• Did you see that crazy car crash on the news last night?
• The stock market took a crash after the announcement of the new regulations.