Question

"crash" can mean many things, like ocean waves hitting the shore, a car accident, or cymbals being struck together. This is an example of a ________ type of semantic meaning.

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: Connotative.

Connotative semantic meaning refers to the meaning that is not present in the sentence but somehow implied. From the example above, the meaning of the word 'crash' does not determined by the word itself, but would be determined by where it is placed.