Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Noun
S: (n) collision, hit ((physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together) "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction"
W: (v) collide [Related to: collision] (crash together with violent impact) "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed"
W: (v) collide [Related to: collision] (cause to collide) "The physicists collided the particles"
W: (v) hit [Related to: hit] (hit against; come into sudden contact with) "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
S: (n) collision (an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object) "three passengers were killed in the collision"; "the collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill"