A ‘crash’ is like when you’re building a tall tower with your blocks, and suddenly, it all falls down with a big noise. The blocks scatter everywhere, and you might feel a bit upset because your hard work is now a big mess. Crash is the sound and the action of things breaking or falling apart very quickly.
Imagine riding your toy car super fast across the room, and then it bumps into the wall. The car stops, and maybe a wheel falls off. That sudden stop and the sound it makes is also a ‘crash’. It’s when something moving very fast hits something else and can’t go any further.
Think of it like when you’re drawing a picture and your crayon suddenly breaks. You hear a little snap and see the crayon in two pieces. It’s not as big as the block tower or the toy car, but it’s still a mini ‘crash’ because something changed suddenly and unexpectedly.
In computer games, a ‘crash’ happens when the game suddenly stops working, just like the blocks falling. The screen might freeze, and you can’t play anymore until it’s fixed, similar to picking up the blocks to build again.