collide
11collide — *bump, clash, conflict Analogous words: hit, *strike: impinge, impact (see corresponding nouns at IMPACT): dash, charge, *rush …
12collide — [v] slam into bang, beat, break up, bump, clash, conflict, crash, crunch*, disagree, fenderbend*, fragment, hit, jolt, meet head on*, pile up*, plow into*, pulverize*, scrap*, shatter, sideswipe, smash, splinter, strike, wrack up*; concepts… …
13collide — ► VERB 1) hit by accident when moving. 2) come into conflict or opposition. ORIGIN Latin collidere, from laedere to strike …
14collide — [kə līd′] vi. collided, colliding [L collidere < com , together + laedere, to strike, injure] 1. to come into violent contact; strike violently against each other; crash 2. to come into conflict; clash …
15collide */ — UK [kəˈlaɪd] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms collide : present tense I/you/we/they collide he/she/it collides present participle colliding past tense collided past participle collided 1) if people or things collide, they crash into each other …
16collide — v. 1) to collide head on 2) (D; intr.) to collide with (they collided with another ship) * * * [kə laɪd] to collide head on (D; intr.) to collide with (they collided with another ship) …
17collide — col|lide [kəˈlaıd] v [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: collidere, from com ( COM ) + laedere [i] to injure by hitting ] 1.) to hit something or someone that is moving in a different direction from you →↑collision ▪ A car and a van collided on… …
18collide — col|lide [ kə laıd ] verb intransitive * 1. ) if people or things collide, they crash into each other: The two trains collided about a mile outside of the city. collide with: The truck collided with a row of parked cars. 2. ) to find it… …
19collide — [[t]kəla͟ɪd[/t]] collides, colliding, collided 1) V RECIP If two or more moving people or objects collide, they crash into one another. If a moving person or object collides with a person or object that is not moving, they crash into them. [pl n… …
20collide — /keuh luyd /, v., collided, colliding. v.i. 1. to strike one another or one against the other with a forceful impact; come into violent contact; crash: The two cars collided with an ear splitting crash. 2. to clash; conflict: Their views on the… …
