The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
verb-intransitive. To come together with violent, direct impact.
verb-intransitive. To meet in opposition; conflict: "an unlikely foray by an industrial conglomerate into the terrain where entertainment and merchandising collideā ( Laura Bird).
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
verb-intransitive. To strike or dash against each other; to come into collision; to clash.
v. To strike or dash against.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To strike together with force; come into violent contact; meet in opposition: as, the ships collided in midocean; their plans collided, or collided with each other.
To strike against; encounter with a shock.
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v. cause to collide
v. be incompatible; be or come into conflict
v. crash together with violent impact
Word Usage
"GAME NOTES: Two team still very much in the hunt for the Big Ten title collide in East Lansing today, as the 11th-ranked Michigan State Spartans play host to the ninth-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes."