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To hit, or to crash into something

hit

verb

to move quickly onto an object or surface, touching it with force

crash

verb

to hit something hard, making a loud noise and often causing damage

collide

verb

if people or things collide, they crash into each other

run over

to hit someone or something with a vehicle and drive over them

smash into

to hit something very hard while moving fast, causing injury or damage

ram

verb

if a vehicle or boat rams something, it hits it very hard, usually when it is moving fast

smash into

to make something such as a vehicle hit an object or surface very hard while moving very fast, causing injury or damage

bump

verb

to hit against something solid once or many times

slam

verb

to move against something with great force

strike

verb

to hit against, or to crash into, someone or something

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