crash into
phrasal verb·1 sense·particle into
Meanings
Hit something with great force while moving
Why “into”? Two paths meet. The meeting may be a surprise or a physical collision.
“The car crashed into a tree.”
“The boat crashed into the rocks during the storm.”
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back into
Same into pattern: contact and encounter
Hit something while moving backwards
bang into
Same into pattern: contact and encounter
Hit something hard by accident
bump into
Same into pattern: contact and encounter
Meet someone unexpectedly
run into
Same into pattern: contact and encounter
Meet someone or encounter a problem unexpectedly; Hit someone or something while moving
walk into
Same into pattern: contact and encounter
Enter a place by walking; Hit something accidentally while walking
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