Is 'crash' an onomatopoeia?
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yes, because it can describe a noun, or it can describe a sound.
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Well, yeah, but really, onomatapoeia isn't merely a "sounds-like." It's a device in poetry/prose and often involves an entire line or more. Sound echoes and reinforces sense. "...and the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain." Poe "...The long day wanes, the slow moon climbs, the deep/Moans round with many voices." Tennyson "...But now I only hear/ its melancholy long withdrawing roar/ Retreating, to the breath/Of the night wind, down the vast edges drear . . ." Arnold
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Yes. Occurences such as car accidents have a "crash" sound. (Yeah, I know this example is slightly depressing...)
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