hits the ground

Related
  • landsComes to ground
  • impactForceful contact or consequence
  • crashSudden violent impact
  • thudDull impact noise
  • fallsDescends or declines

drops · smash · collision · earth · pavement · splat · bounce · touchdown · stumble · collapse · plummet · dust · shatter · gravity · floor · concrete · tumble · descend

Opposites
vertical motion/contact

hits the groundtakes off

Leaves or ascends

lifts off · ascends · launches · takes flight · elevates

airborne status

hits the groundfloats

Remains on surface

hovers · glides · suspends · flies · soars

momentum/action outcome

hits the groundbounces back

Returns to original state

rebounds · ricochets · keeps going

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