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Definition of Collide with
1. Verb. Hit against; come into sudden contact with. "The car collide withs the tree "; "He struck the table with his elbow"
Specialized synonyms: Stub, Ping, Bang, Spang, Rear-end, Broadside, Connect, Spat, Thud, Bottom, Bottom Out, Bump, Knock, Bump Into, Butt Against, Jar Against, Knock Against, Run Into, Clash, Collide, Glance
Generic synonyms: Touch
Related verbs: Strike
Derivative terms: Hit, Hitting, Strike, Striker, Striker, Striking
Antonyms: Miss
Lexicographical Neighbors of Collide With
Literary usage of Collide with
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1914)
"For paths between A and Ba particle would collide with M on rebounding from N
but the component Pig. j.—A diagram illustrating how translational motion ..."
2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... upset a stack of books, wreck a fernery and collide with The ... March 1953
The hawk turned and stooped, only to collide with some bushes under which ..."
3. Stereochemistry by Alfred Walter Stewart (1907)
"It is obvious that after the first collision, B will be driven back, and in its
turn will collide with either Z, C, or R (Formula (I.)). ..."
4. Illinois Manual of Laws Affecting Women and Children by Juvenile protective association of Chicago, Illinois (1922)
"... would not collide with the 14th Amendment providing that no state shall deprive
any person of life, liberty or property without due process of law; ..."
5. A Zulu-English Dictionary with Notes on Pronunciation, a Revised Orthography by Alfred T. Bryant (1905)
"Strike or knock up against a thing forcibly or violently (gen. with the head),
collide with, as a person running against a tree (with loc. or /ni), ..."
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