broadside
broadside · broadsides · broadsided · broadsiding
To collide with something side-onTo collide with something side-on.
UK/ˈbrɔːdsaɪd/US/ˈbrɔdˌsaɪd/
» Tom broadsided Mary.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo collide with something side-on.
collide with the broad side of
Examples
2 sentencesTom broadsided Mary.
Tom's car was going southbound on Park Street when it was broadsided by a car that ran a red light.
Origin
From broad + side.From broad + side.
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Forms
broadsides, broadsiding, broadsided, broadsided| Base form | broadside · to broadside |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | broadsides |
| Present participle | broadsiding |
| Past simple | broadsided |
| Past participle | broadsided |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.