Meaning & use
collide
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To crash violently into something else; to come into direct conflict.
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The two cars collided at the intersection during the storm.
Their opposing views on the project were bound to collide eventually.
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Used both literally for physical impacts and figuratively for conflicting ideas, interests, or schedules.
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