1. Cogner. Heurter ŕ la porte.
2. Choquer. Son langage me heurte.
3. (Pron.) S'opposer. Ils se heurtent sans cesse.
1. To dance erotically, as in: dance with the pelvis thrust forward.
2. To knock against with force or violence; SYN. knock.
1. When you bump into things or people, you accidentally hit them with your body.
2. When you meet people unexpectedly or unintentionally, you bump into them. Run into is the same as bump into.
ETYM Latin collidere, collisum; col- + laedere to strike. Related to Lesion.
1. To cause to collide.
2. To crash together with violent impact; SYN. clash.
(Irregular preterit, past participle: hit).
1. To deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument.
2. To hit against; come into sudden contact with; SYN. strike, impinge on, run into, collide with.
3. To hit the target or goal, as intended.
4. To cause to move by striking.
5. To affect suddenly, usually adversely; SYN. strike.
6. To cause to experience suddenly; SYN. strike, come to.
7. To consume to excess.
To strike against an object, as of one's toe or foot; SYN. scrape, skin, abrade.