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to doored

to doored

9.1
To get hit by a door that opens suddenly as you pass, often when cycling
  • verb
  • /dʊrd/
  • Jargon
translation icon : ser golpeado por una puerta
  • The cyclist was doored by a passenger who opened their car door without looking.

Examples

  • Many urban cyclists fear getting doored on busy city streets.

  • After being doored last year, she always checks for parked cars before passing.

  • He was doored by a car door last week.

  • Have you ever been doored while cycling?

  • A cyclist was doored by a taxi when the driver opened the door unexpectedly.

  • She learned to be cautious after being doored by a car while riding her bike.

  • Many cyclists worry about getting doored as they navigate through traffic.

Synonyms

to knock
vsto doored
937 1.0

To hit something by accident with a sudden movement

is a hit caused by an opening object while someone passes by
injured
vsto doored
30 1.0

Physically hurt, often by an accident or attack

is a specific case of being harmed when hit by an opening object

Surface Forms

doored infinitive
doored past
doored past participle
dooring present participle
doored third person singular

Morphology

doored = door (semi-transparent) = door + ed

Formally transparent as a denominal verb + -ed, but the specialized sense 'be hit by a suddenly opened door' is slang/idiomatic and not obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Doored in the sense of being hit by a door comes from the word door plus the ending -ed, showing the door 'did' the action; imagine a car door opening into a passing cyclist. So to be doored is to be 'hit or injured by a door' when someone opens it suddenly.