to broadside

Examples

• All

• After the reckless driver ran the stop sign, she broadsided another car at full speed.

• I couldn't guess how fast we were going when we broadsided a silver-blue minivan.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Now the dear woman will be free to turn either way without fear of being broadsided.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Third, he survives the high-speed collision in which his car is broadsided by another that runs a red light.

  Blog text (20)

• The woman who'd broadsided him rushed towards him with profuse apologies.

  Fiction book (2001)

• He broadsided us.

  U.S. Marshals (1998)

• The driver failed to stop at the intersection and broadsided a delivery truck.

• While making a left turn, he accidentally broadsided an oncoming vehicle.

Synonyms

C

to collide with

vsto broadside

38 3.7

Hit something or someone while moving, causing a sudden strong crash

focuses on hitting the side of another vehicle specifically

B

to butt against

vsto broadside

1 5.9

To hit something with strong force while moving

describes a side hit specifically rather than any obstacle contact

C

to cannon

vsto broadside

5.3

To move quickly and hit something hard

means striking the side specifically, not just fast motion into objects

Antonyms

A

to avoid

∞ 1.0

To stay away from something or not do it to stop something bad from happening

D

to dodge

30 3.0

To move quickly to avoid being hit

How Violent

to ram

1 4.1

to broadside

4 7.9

to hit

∞ 1.0

to bump

111 1.0

to graze

31 3.7

Surface Forms

Etymology