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Another word for collision

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Noun

  1. Violent forcible contact between two or more things

      1. To break (something) into pieces suddenly, noisily, and violently; shatter.
      2. To render (something) into a mush or pulp, as by throwing or crushing:
      3. To strike with a heavy blow or impact:
      1. A violent collision, impact, or explosion, or the force or movement resulting from this:
      2. Something that suddenly causes emotional distress:
      3. A sudden feeling of distress:
      1. The striking together of two bodies, especially when noise is produced.
      2. The sound, vibration, or shock caused by the striking together of two bodies.
      3. The act of detonating a percussion cap in a firearm.
      1. To move or dislodge with a sudden, hard blow; strike heavily or jarringly:
      2. To cause to move jerkily:
      3. To put into a specified condition by or as if by a blow:
      1. A cylindrical glass or earthenware vessel with a wide mouth and usually no handles.
      2. The amount that a jar can hold.
      3. A glass of beer.
      1. The striking of one body against another; collision.
      2. The force transmitted by a collision.
      3. The effect or impression of one person or thing on another:
      1. To break violently or noisily; smash:
      2. To undergo sudden damage or destruction on impact:
      3. To make a sudden loud noise:
      1. A violent jarring; a shock:
      2. An injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow and followed by a temporary or prolonged loss of function.
      1. To strike or collide with:
      2. To cause to knock against an obstacle:
      3. To knock to a new position; shift:
    See also:

    conflict

© Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Another word for collision

Noun

  1. A violent meeting

    See also:

    disaster

  2. A conflict

      1. The act or an instance of striving in controversy or debate.
      2. A striving to win in competition; rivalry:
      3. An assertion put forward in argument:
      1. Lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things.
      2. Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.
      3. A confused or harsh sound or mingling of sounds.
      1. The act or an instance of hindering, obstructing, or impeding.
      2. Something that hinders, obstructs, or impedes.
      3. Illegal obstruction or hindrance of an opposing player, such as hindrance of a receiver by a defender in football, hindrance of a fielder by a base runner in baseball, or checking a player not in possession of the puck in ice hockey.
      1. To collide with a loud, harsh, usually metallic noise:
      2. To meet in violent conflict:
      3. To be in opposition or disagreement:
    See also:

    dispute

    disagreement

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Sentence Examples

  • The Russian army and people avoided a collision till Smolensk was reached, and again from Smolensk to Borodino.

  • into collision with Rome.

  • The first serious collision between the natives and the government occurred in 1873.

  • The fighter pilots had to take evasive action to avoid a collision.

  • Gas has the disadvantage that in case of a collision its inflammability may assist ally fire that may be started.

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