crash course

/kræʃ kɔrs/
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Definitions of crash course
  1. 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”
    synonyms: crash program, crash programme
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    type of:
    course of study, curriculum, program, programme, syllabus
    an integrated course of academic studies
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