collided
Hit each other hard
Collided is the past tense of collide—to crash into something or someone.
Vehicles collide on highways, particles collide in accelerators, people collide rounding corners.
The word extends to abstract clashes: Their ambitions collided, The deadline collided with the holiday.
When interests or schedules collide, they conflict in ways that create problems.
Sudden violent impact
- pileupSequential vehicular collision
- fender-benderMinor vehicle collision
- wreckDestroyed vessel or vehicle
- rear-endButtocks or tail collision
t-bone · sideswipe · rollover · smashup · crumpled · totalled · skid-marks · airbags
Forceful contact or consequence
- forceStrength or compulsion
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
acceleration · deformation · shockwave · crumple · recoil · jolt · concussion · displacement
Came into conflict
- battledEngaged in conflict
- confrontedChallenged or opposed directly
- opposedAgainst something stated
- disputedArgued over, unresolved
struggled · feuded · quarreled · rivaled · antagonized · face-off · showdown · friction
Sun-orbiting rocky mass
- cometIcy orbiting body
- meteorGlowing atmospheric space rock
- planetaryOf or relating to worlds
- orbitalRevolving around another
crater · near-miss · trajectory · gravitational · cosmic · interstellar
crash
Sudden violent impact
- pileupSequential vehicular collision
- fender-benderMinor vehicle collision
- wreckDestroyed vessel or vehicle
rear-end · t-bone · sideswipe · rollover · smashup · crumpled · totalled · skid-marks · airbags · whiplash
impact
Forceful contact or consequence
inertia · acceleration · deformation · shockwave · crumple · recoil · jolt · concussion · displacement · pressure
clashed
Came into conflict
- battledEngaged in conflict
- confrontedChallenged or opposed directly
- opposedAgainst something stated
disputed · struggled · feuded · quarreled · rivaled · antagonized · face-off · showdown · friction · tension
asteroid
Sun-orbiting rocky mass
orbital · crater · near-miss · trajectory · gravitational · cosmic · interstellar
- Large Hadron ColliderCircular particle accelerator beneath Switzerland
- particle colliderDevice accelerating subatomic matter
- hadron colliderDevice smashing subatomic particles