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collide
collide [ kə ld ] (3rd person present singular collides, present participle colliding, past and past participle collided)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. crash into something: to hit a person or object moving towards you or a person or object you are moving towards
I collided with her in the corridor.
2. come into conflict with somebody: to come into conflict with somebody else or another group
[Early 17th century. < Latin collidere 'shatter', literally 'strike together' < laedere 'strike']
Encarta® World English Dictionary [World English Edition] © & (P)2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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