ploughed into
Violently struck against
To plough into something is to collide with it forcefully and often uncontrollably: The truck ploughed into the crowd.
The image is of a plough cutting through earth—momentum that doesn't stop for obstacles.
Figuratively, to plough into work or food is to attack it with energy and determination: She ploughed into the stack of paperwork.
Also spelled plow into.
- collidedStruck with force
- head onFacing front to front
- injectedForced fluid inward
- car crashVehicular collision incident
- pile upAccumulate in quantity
lost control · rammed · hit · smashed · invested · financed · contributed · till · furrow · delve · cultivate · slam · strike · ran over · immerse · barreled · impact · dive