collide
To impact directly, especially if violent.
Example
“When a body collides with another, then momentum is conserved.”
Other meanings
To come into conflict, or be incompatible.
“China collided with the modern world.”
To cause to collide.
Synonyms
- clash
- jar
Related words
- uncollided
- collider
- recollide
- noncolliding
- uncolliding
Word history
From Latin "collīdō" (to clash, strike, dash, beat, or press together).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “collide” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.