- to crash together with a violent impact
- to conflict in attitude, opinion, or desire; clash; disagree
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2017
col•lide /kəˈlaɪd/USA pronunciation
v., -lid•ed, -lid•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2017- to strike each other forcefully;
crash: [no object]The two trains collided at a speed of over 50 mph.[~ + with + object]The car collided with that tree. - to clash;
conflict: [no object]Our views often collided, but we respected each other.[~ + with + object]My opinions collide with my opponent's.
col•lide
(kə līd′),USA pronunciation v., -lid•ed, -lid•ing.
v.i.
v.t.
v.i.
- 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. - to clash;
conflict:Their views on the matter collided.
v.t.
- to cause to collide:drivers colliding their cars in a demolition derby.
- Latin collīdere to strike together, equivalent. to col- col-1 + -līdere, combining form of laedere to strike
- 1615–25
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hit, smash, clash.
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collide /kəˈlaɪd/ vb (intransitive)
'collide' also found in these entries:
anˌnihiˈlation
- bang
- barge
- bash
- bonk
- broadside
- bump
- cannon
- clash
- collect
- collider
- colliding-beam machine
- collision
- concourse
- conflict
- crash
- foul
- hurtle
- impact
- impacted
- impinge
- interfere
- kinetic theory of gases
- knock
- plate tectonics
- prang
- ram
- run
- run down
- run into
- scintillation counter
- smack
- smash
- stock car
- strike