collide

• POS: Verb (intransitive)
• HYPHEN: col=lide

CIDE DICTIONARY

collide, v. i. [L. collidere, collisum; col- + laedere to strike. See Lesion.].

 To strike or dash against each other; to come into collision; to clash; as, the vessels collided; their interests collided.  [1913 Webster]
"Across this space the attraction urges them. They collide, they recoil, they oscillate."  [1913 Webster]
"No longer rocking and swaying, but clashing and colliding."  [1913 Webster]

collide, v. t. 

 To strike or dash against.  [1913 Webster]
"Scintillations are . . . inflammable effluencies from the bodies collided."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

collide, v.intr. (often foll. by with)
1 come into abrupt or violent impact.
2 be in conflict.

Etymology

L collidere collis- (as COM-, laedere strike, damage)

THESAURUS

collide

agree to disagree, antagonize, atomize, bang, bang into, battle, be antipathetic, be at cross-purposes, be at variance, be inimical, beat against, box, brawl, break, break off, break up, broil, bump, bump into, cannon, carom, carom into, clash, close, combat, come into collision, come to blows, concuss, conflict, conflict with, confront each other, confute, contend, contest, contradict, contrapose, contravene, counter, counteract, counterattack, counterpose, countervail, counterwork, crack up, crash, crash into, cross, crump, crunch, cut and thrust, dash into, differ, differ in opinion, disaccord, disagree, dissent, duel, encounter, exchange blows, fall aboard, fall foul of, fence, feud, fight, fight a duel, foul, fragment, give and take, give satisfaction, go against, go counter to, grapple, grapple with, head into, hit, hit against, hold opposite views, hurt, hurtle, impinge, interfere with, jangle, jar, jostle, joust, knock, knock against, lock horns, meet, meet head-on, militate against, mismatch, mismate, misunderstand one another, mix it up, negate, not get along, object, oppose, oppugn, percuss, pull different ways, pulverize, quarrel, ram, rassle, resist, riot, run a tilt, run against, run broadside on, run counter to, run down, run in, run into, sail into, scramble, scrap, scuffle, shatter, sideswipe, skirmish, slam into, smack into, smash, smash into, smash up, spar, splinter, strike, strike against, strive, struggle, swim upstream, thrust and parry, tilt, tourney, tussle, vary, wage war, war, whomp, work against, wrestle

ROGET THESAURUS

collide

Impulse

VB flash on the mind, say what comes uppermost, improvise, extemporize, give an impetus, impel, push, start, give a start to, set going, drive, urge, boom, thrust, prod, foin, cant, elbow, shoulder, jostle, justle, hustle, hurtle, shove, jog, jolt, encounter, run against, bump against, butt against, knock one's head against, run one's head against, impinge, boost, bunt, carom, clip y, fan, fan out, jab, plug, strike, knock, hit, tap, rap, slap, flap, dab, pat, thump, beat, blow, bang, slam, dash, punch, thwack, whack, hit hard, strike hard, swap, batter, dowse, baste, pelt, patter, buffet, belabor, fetch one a blow, poke at, pink, lunge, yerk, kick, calcitrate, butt, strike at, whip, come into a collision, enter into collision, collide, sideswipe, foul, fall foul of, run foul of, telescope, throw.