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• col|lide — «kuh LYD», verb, lid|ed, lid|ing. –v.i. 1. to rush against each other; hit or strike hard together; crash: »Two large ships collided in the harbor and sank. 2. Figurative. to clash; conflict: » …   Useful english dictionary

• lide — ac·et·an·i·lide; ace·to·ac·et·an·i·lide; acet·y·lide; an·i·lide; ber·thol·lide; bo·lide; bu·tan·o·lide; cam·pho·lide; chlo·ro·phyl·lide; col·lide; cy·am·e·lide; es·to·lide; Ex·al·to·lide; mor·pho·lide; phi·a·lide; sa·lic·y·lide; mac·ro·lide;… …   English syllables

• collide — col·lide …   English syllables

• collide — col•lide [[t]kəˈlaɪd[/t]] v. lid•ed, lid•ing 1) to strike one another or one against the other with a forceful impact; crash 2) to clash; conflict 3) to cause to collide • Etymology: 1615–25; < L collīdere to strike together = col I+ līdere,… …   From formal English to slang

• collide — col|lide [kəˈlaıd] v [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: collidere, from com ( COM ) + laedere [i] to injure by hitting ] 1.) to hit something or someone that is moving in a different direction from you →↑collision ▪ A car and a van collided on… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• collide — col|lide [ kə laıd ] verb intransitive * 1. ) if people or things collide, they crash into each other: The two trains collided about a mile outside of the city. collide with: The truck collided with a row of parked cars. 2. ) to find it… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Collide — Col*lide , v. i. [L. collidere, collisum; col + laedere to strike. See {Lesion}.] To strike or dash against each other; to come into collision; to clash; as, the vessels collided; their interests collided. [1913 Webster] Across this space the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Collide — Col*lide , v. t. To strike or dash against. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Scintillations are . . . inflammable effluencies from the bodies collided. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• y — ac·an·thol·y·sis; ac·e·tol·y·sis; acet·y·lase; acet·y·late; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; acet·y·le·na·tion; acet·y·lene; acet·y·le·nic; acet·y·le·nyl; acet·y·lide; acet·y·li·za·tion; acet·y·liz·er; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; achlam·y·date;… …   English syllables

• o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables