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COLLIDING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for COLLIDING?

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Associations of "Colliding" (30 Words)

Associations of "Colliding" (30 Words)

bulge	Bulge out form a bulge outward or be so full as to appear to bulge. The telltale bulge* of a concealed weapon.*
bump	In a race gain a bump against. There was a bump* in the number of outbound flights.*
clang	Make or cause to make a clang. The bell of a fire engine clanged.
clash	Be incompatible; be or come into conflict. We play our home games when they do not clash* with those of Liverpool or Everton.*
collision	A conflict between opposing ideas, interests, or factions. The collision* of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction.*
combat	Take action to reduce or prevent (something bad or undesirable. We must combat* the prejudices against other races.*
compete	Compete for something engage in a contest measure oneself against others. He competed with a number of other candidates.
conflict	Be in conflict. The date for the match conflicted with a religious festival.
confrontation	A hostile disagreement face-to-face. Four months of violent confrontation* between government and opposition forces.*
crash	Cause to crash. The shares crashed to 329p.
crush	Crush or bruise. A number of youngsters fainted in the crush.
deterrent	A thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something. Britain s nuclear deterrent.
discord	Be different from one another. We discorded commonly on two points.
displace	Take the place of or have precedence over. He believes that books may be displaced by the electronic word.
encounter	An unexpected or casual meeting with someone or something. She felt totally unnerved by the encounter.
fist	Clench the hand or fingers into a fist. She pummelled him furiously with her fists.
friction	The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another. A considerable amount of friction* between father and son.*
hit	Hit with a missile from a weapon. Hit a ball.
irreconcilable	Any of two or more ideas or statements that cannot be made compatible. Irreconcilable differences.
jut	Extend out, over, or beyond the main body or line of something. A rock jutted out from the side of the bank.
protrusion	Something that protrudes; a protuberance. A protrusion* of rock jutted from the mountainside.*
protuberance	A thing that protrudes from something else. The large size and protuberance* of the incisors.*
relegate	Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank. People argue about how to relegate* certain mushrooms.*
rubbing	An impression of a design on brass or stone made by rubbing on paper laid over it with coloured wax pencil chalk etc. Dab at the stain vigorous rubbing* could damage the carpet.*
shatter	Upset (someone) greatly. Everyone was shattered by the news.
skirmish	Engage in a skirmish. Protesters skirmished with a group of bystanders opposed to their march.
smash	An act or sound of something smashing. Their plane smashed into a mountainside.
strife	Lack of agreement or harmony. Strife within the community.
vie	Compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others. The athletes were vying for a place in the British team.