chocar

Definitions of chocar
  1. verb
    disagree violently
    synonyms: enfrentarse
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    diferenciarse, diferir, discrepar, disentir, distinguirse
    be of different opinions
  2. verb
    deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
    synonyms: golpear, herir, pegar, pegarse
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    golpear
    strike violently
    patear, pisar
    strike with the foot
    aporrear, dar un porrazo
    strike with a swiping motion
    cascar, zurrar
    hit hard
    aplastar, chafar, estrellar
    hit hard
    crujir
    hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
    chutar, golpear
    strike with, or as if with a baseball bat
    chutar, golpear
    use a bat
    chutar, golpear
    have a turn at bat
    aporrear, martillear, moler a palos
    hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
    aporrear, chasquear, golpear
    deliver a hard blow to
    perforar, picar, punzar, taladrar
    deliver a quick blow to
    aporrear, dar un porrazo
    strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
    apuñear, apuñetear
    strike, usually with the fist
    apalear, aporrear, golpear
    strike with a club or a bludgeon
    apalear, aporrear
    strike with a cudgel
    type of:
    contactar, tocar
    make physical contact with, come in contact with
  3. verb
    produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
    synonyms: golpear, pegar, pegarse
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    type of:
    contactar, tocar
    make physical contact with, come in contact with
  4. verb
    knock against with force or violence
    synonyms: golpear, golpearse
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    golpear
    hit against; come into sudden contact with
  5. verb
    touch or hit with a light, quick blow
    synonyms: golpear
  6. verb
    undergo damage or destruction on impact
    synonyms: colisionar, estrellarse
  7. verb
    break violently or noisily; smash;
    synonyms: estallar, estrellarse, quebrar, quebrarse
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    desintegrar, desintegrarse
    break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
  8. verb
    surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
    synonyms: asustar, aturdir, pasmar, sobresaltar
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    galvanizar
    to stimulate to action
    type of:
    asombrar, maravillar, sorprender
    cause to be surprised
  9. verb
    strike with disgust or revulsion
    synonyms: asustar, escandalizar, horrorizar, ofender, sobresaltar, ultrajar
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    asquear, dar asco, inspirar aversión, nausear, repugnar
    cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
  10. verb
    rebound after hitting
  11. verb
    fall or come down violently
    synonyms: colisionar, destruirse, estrellarse, quebrarse
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    descender
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  12. verb
    move with, or as if with, a crashing noise
    synonyms: colisionar, estrellarse, quebrarse
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    mover, moverse, trasladar
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  13. verb
    be in conflict
    synonyms: luchar
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    types:
    topar
    be incompatible; be or come into conflict
    type of:
    contrastar con, estar en desacuerdo
    to show differences when compared; be different
  14. verb
    be incompatible; be or come into conflict
    synonyms: topar
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    type of:
    luchar
    be in conflict
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