collide

Verb

Verb Forms: collided, colliding, collides

To come into violent contact; to strike against each other.
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
cause to collide
- "The physicists collided the particles"
crash together with violent impact
- "The cars collided"
To impact directly, especially if violent.
To come into conflict, or be incompatible.
To meet; to come into contact.
To cause to collide.

Examples

China collided with the modern world.
His large word COLLIDE-d with her small word, but somehow both plays scored well.
When a body collides with another, then momentum is conserved.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin collidere (“to strike or clash together”), from com- (“together”) + laedere (“to strike, dash against, hurt”); see lesion.

Synonyms

clash, jar

Scrabble Score: 10

collide: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
collide: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
collide: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

collide: valid Words With Friends Word