| Main Entry: | collide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | slam into |
Synonyms: |
bang, beat, break up, bump, clash, conflict, crash, crunch, disagree, fender-bend, fragment, hit, jolt, meet head-on, pile up, plow into, pulverize, scrap*, shatter, sideswipe, smash, splinter, strike, wrack up |
| Main Entry: | hit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | collide, bump into |
Synonyms: |
bang into, buffet, butt, carom, clash, crash, glance, jostle, knock, light, meet, meet head-on, pat, rap, run into, scrape, sideswipe, smash, stumble, tap, thud, thump |
| Main Entry: | lock horns |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fight with |
Synonyms: |
clash, collide, come to grips, contend, grapple, meet head-on |
| Main Entry: | run the gauntlet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go through an ordeal |
Synonyms: |
be a target, be a whipping boy, come to grips with, court disaster, face criticism, face one's punishment, go in harm's way, go through fire and water, march up to the cannon's mouth, meet head-on, take one's life in one's hands, take potshots, take the bull by the horns |