26984 words

crater

7 definitions • 10 examples
1
the round hole at the top of a volcano, or a hole in the ground similar to this:

Examples:

the huge crater of Vesuvius
a bomb crater
With a good telescope, you can see craters on the moon.
2
to make one or more round holes in the surface of something:

Examples:

They bombed the runway in order to crater it and make it unusable.
The surface has been cratered by asteroid impacts.
3
to develop one or more round holes in the surface:

Examples:

The streets had started to crack and crater.
4
(of a price, market, business, etc.) to fall or fail suddenly:

Examples:

If people grew too much corn, the surplus would cause the price to crater.
5
to cause a price, market, business, etc. to fall or fail suddenly:

Examples:

How are they going to afford the interest payments without cratering the economy?
6
a large hole in the top of a volcano (= mountain made from liquid rock)
7
A crater is also a large hole made by something hitting the ground with force:

Examples:

The meteorite left a crater six feet deep.

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