run (sth) into sth/sb
— phrasal verb with run uk/rʌn/us/rʌn/verb present participle running, past tense ran, past participle run
B2 to drive a vehicle into an object or a person in another vehicle by accident:
I had to brake suddenly, and the car behind ran into me.
He ran his motorbike into a tree.
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On the road: accidents involving vehicles
- blowout
- car crash
- collide
- crash
- crash-land
- fender bender
- head-on
- jackknife
- knock
- overshoot
- plough
- rear-end
- road toll
- run (sth) down
- run sb/sth over
- sideswipe
- skid
- stack up
- wipe
- write-off
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Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding