cannon
verb [I usually + adv/prep] /ˈkæn.ən/ UKDefinition
› to knock or hit against someone or something suddenly and forcefully as you are running: I was rushing along with my head down when I cannoned into an old lady walking the other way.Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding
(Definition of cannon verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bowl sb over phrasal verb (KNOCK DOWN)
- buffet verb
- bump noun (HIT)
- bump verb (HIT)
- catch verb (HIT)
- crash noun (ACCIDENT)
- crash verb (HAVE AN ACCIDENT)
- crash verb (MAKE A NOISE)
- go into sth phrasal verb (HIT)
- jarring adjective (SHAKE)
- knock sb down phrasal verb
- knock sb over phrasal verb
- knock verb (HIT)
- knock verb (MAKE NOISE)
- prang noun
- prang verb
- sideswipe verb
- slam verb
- smash noun (ACCIDENT)
- smash-up noun
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