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crash vs collide

collide vs crash

crash is a noun but collide is not a noun.

crash and collide both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crash Yes No Yes No
collide No No Yes No
As verbs, collide is a hypernym of crash; that is, collide is a word with a broader meaning than crash:
  • crash: undergo damage or destruction on impact
  • collide: crash together with violent impact
Other hypernyms of crash include clash.
As verbs, collide is a hypernym of crash; that is, collide is a word with a broader meaning than crash:
  • crash: cause to crash
  • collide: cause to collide
crash (noun) collide (noun)
the act of colliding with something
a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
a loud resonant repeating noise
a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
(computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative
crash (verb) collide (verb)
sleep in a convenient place crash together with violent impact
stop operating cause to collide
undergo a sudden and severe downturn be incompatible; be or come into conflict
undergo damage or destruction on impact
break violently or noisily; smash
cause to crash
hurl or thrust violently
enter uninvited; informal
move with, or as if with, a crashing noise
fall or come down violently
move violently as through a barrier
make a sudden loud sound
occupy, usually uninvited
Difference between crash and collide

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