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Meaning of 'collide' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Collide [ v. i.]
- To strike or dash against each other; to come into collision; to clash; as, the vessels collided; their interests collided.
2 . Collide [ v. t.]
- To strike or dash against.

Meaning of 'collide' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . collide [ v]
Meaning (1):
- crash together with violent impact
Example in sentence:
  • The cars collided;
  • Two meteors clashed
Meaning (2):
- cause to collide
Example in sentence:
  • The physicists collided the particles
Meaning (3):
- be incompatible; be or come into conflict
Example in sentence:
  • These colors clash

Nearby Words:

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