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a brief, intensive course of instruction, as to prepare one quickly for a test. Also called cram course.
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Universalium. 2010.
crash course
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crash course — n a course in which you learn a lot about a particular subject in a very short period of time crash course in ▪ a crash course in Spanish … Dictionary of contemporary English
crash course — crash courses N COUNT: usu with supp, oft N in n A crash course in a particular subject is a short course in which you are taught basic facts or skills, for example before you start a new job. I did a 15 week crash course in typing … English dictionary
crash course — crash ,course noun count a course of study in which you are taught a lot about a subject in a short time … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
crash course — noun a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency) he took a crash course in Italian on his way to Italy his first job was a crash course in survival and in learning how to get along with people a crash… … Useful english dictionary
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crash course — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms crash course : singular crash course plural crash courses a course of study in which you are taught a lot about a subject in a short time … English dictionary
crash course — If you do a crash course, you do an intensive training course in order to obtain quick results. Before going to Tokyo, he did a crash course in Japanese … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
crash course — noun Date: 1966 a rapid and intense course of study; also an experience that resembles such a course < has been given a crash course in diplomacy in his first weeks in office > … New Collegiate Dictionary
crash course — noun A quick, intense course of learning, especially one which is informal or hurried. He got a crash course in babysitting when his sister dropped off his nephew for the afternoon … Wiktionary
crash course — noun (C) a course in which you learn the most important things about a particular subject in a very short period of time (+ in): a crash course in Spanish … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
crash course — See a crash course … English idioms
