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Collide (Verb)

Be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors clash".

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Their contrasting personalities often collide and make our team meetings contentious and difficult to manage.
Two cultures with vastly different values will likely collide when combined in a single work environment.
His sense of humor and my seriousness often collide and lead to awkward silences.
Their goals and priorities sometimes collide and cause friction in their otherwise loving relationship.
The demands of her career and family responsibilities frequently collide and lead to overwhelming stress.

Cause to collide; "The physicists collided the particles".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The engineers carefully collided the two spacecraft to study the effects of orbital debris.
Researchers collided the molecules in the lab to analyze the properties of the resulting compound.
In the experiment, the scientists collided the subatomic particles at high speeds to study their behavior.
The team of physicists collided the atoms to demonstrate a fundamental principle of quantum mechanics.
The crew collided the spacecraft with the space station to transfer cargo in a controlled environment.

Crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Two cars collided head-on in the middle of the highway, causing a massive traffic jam.
The two cyclists failed to notice the oncoming vehicle and collided with it before crashing to the ground.
The asteroid is expected to collide with the planet's surface, resulting in a massive explosion.
Unfortunately, the two motorcycles collided while racing, causing injuries to both drivers.
The speeding truck and the sedan collided at the busy intersection, sending debris flying everywhere.