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What is the verb for collision?

What's the verb for collision? Here's the word you're looking for.

collide
  1. To impact directly, especially if violent
  2. To come into conflict, or be incompatible
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  4. Examples:
    1. “We hear the sound of metal crunching as the vehicles collide.”
      “Between those two opposing views, ideals collide and friendships are strained.”
      “Researchers conclude that the existence of winged radio galaxies proves that supermassive black holes collide.”
collides
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of collide
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  3. Examples:
    1. “A cathode emits a stream of electrons that collides with neutral atoms of xenon, a gaseous element, in a chamber.”
      “It is a history-mystery as bad science collides with Maori culture and starts to shake the present.”
      “As the solar wind from the sun flows out beyond Pluto, it collides with the material between the stars, forming a shock front.”
collideth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of collide
collided
  1. simple past tense and past participle of collide
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  3. Examples:
    1. “There was a faint twang, followed by a quiet whiz, as a crossbow bolt flew through the air and collided with a thump into the side of the vent.”
      “He careered towards the hard shoulder, rebounded and collided with the central reservation.”
      “Bella was still smiling when another jogger collided into her with a force that definitely threw her to the side.”
colliding
  1. present participle of collide
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Like other crakes the corncrake was more prone than most to colliding with overhead wires.”
      “I heard the sound of metal utensils and plate colliding as the eater's spoons and forks battled with their food.”
      “Epicurus adopted the atomic theory of Democritus, who taught that in a universe of colliding atoms there could be no room for divine activity.”
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