Definition of colliding Colliding

/kʌlajˈdɪŋ/ - [kulayding] - col•lid•ing

We found 3 definitions of colliding from 2 different sources.

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What does colliding mean?

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  • colliding (Verb)
    Present participle of collide.

Part of speech

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  • colliding, verb, gerund of collide (infinitive).

WordNet

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Verb

collides, colliding, collided  

collide - crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed"
  clash
  collide with, impinge on, run into, hit, strike collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"
  smash break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed"
  shock subject to electrical shocks
  ram, crash strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"
collide - cause to collide; "The physicists collided the particles"
  crash stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week"
collide - be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors clash"
  clash, jar
  conflict go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • collide (v. i.)
    To strike or dash against each other; to come into collision; to clash; as, the vessels collided; their interests collided.
  • collide (v. t.)
    To strike or dash against.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • collide
    To strike together with great force.
  • collide
    (For clothes) To not look good together.
  • collide
    To cause to collide.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • collide
    kol-īd′, v.i. to dash together: to clash.—p.adjs. Collid′ed, Collid′ing.—ns. Colli′sion, state of being struck together: conflict: opposition: clashing; Colli′sion-mat; a mat for covering a hole in a ship's side caused by a collision. [L. collidĕre, collisumcol, together, lædĕre, to strike.]

Part of speech

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  • collide, verb, present, 1st person singular of collide (infinitive).
  • collide, verb (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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