| Noun | 1. | crash course - 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 programme is needed to create new jobs" course of study, curriculum, syllabus, programme, program - an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university" |