COLLIDE


Meaning of COLLIDE in English

/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 matter collided.

v.t.

3. to cause to collide: drivers colliding their cars in a demolition derby.

[ 1615-25; collidere to strike together, equiv. to col- COL- 1 + -lidere, comb. form of laedere to strike ]

Syn. 1. hit, smash, clash.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .