When one thing suddenly hits hard against something else: “He ran ________ into a car.”
| SMACK | 397 |
| HEAD-ON | 255 |
| SMACK-DAB | 114 |
| BANG | 49 |
| SLAM-BANG | 39 |
| STRAIGHT | 38 |
| RIGHT | 35 |
| SMASH | 31 |
| HEADLONG | 25 |
| PLUMB | 22 |
| POINT-BLANK | 22 |
| SLAM | 19 |
| SQUARE | 17 |
| KERPLUNK | 12 |
| SLAP | 11 |
| SLAPDAB | 11 |
| PELL-MELL | 9 |
| DIRECTLY | 7 |
| HEAD-FIRST | 7 |
| RIGHT SMACK | 7 |
| CRASH | 5 |
| KERBANG | 5 |
| SLAMMED | 5 |
| SLAP-BANG | 5 |
| BROADSIDE | 4 |
| JAM | 4 |
| RIGHT SLAP | 4 |
| SMASH-BANG | 4 |
| SPANG | 4 |
| WHAM | 4 |
| CRASHED | 3 |
| FULL TILT | 3 |
| NR | 3 |
| PLUNK | 3 |
| BAM | 2 |
| BANGED | 2 |
| BLUNT | 2 |
| BUMPED | 2 |
| CRASH-BANG | 2 |
| DIRECT | 2 |
| FLAT | 2 |
| FULL BLAST | 2 |
| HARD | 2 |
| KERSMASH | 2 |
| PLOWED | 2 |
| SMACK-BANG | 2 |
| SMACK-ON | 2 |
| SMASHED | 2 |
| SPANK | 2 |
| STRAIGHT-ON | 2 |
| WHACK | 2 |
| WITH A BANG | 2 |
| AHEAD-ON | 1 |
| BANG ON | 1 |
| BARGED | 1 |
| BLAM | 1 |
| BLANK | 1 |
| BOOM | 1 |
| BURSTED | 1 |
| CRASHING | 1 |
| DAB | 1 |
| DEAD | 1 |
| FACE-ON | 1 |
| FRAMMED | 1 |
| FULL FORCE | 1 |
| HARD LICK | 1 |
| HAULED OFF AND HIT | 1 |
| HEAD | 1 |
| HEAD-FOREMOST | 1 |
| HIT IT FAIR AND SQUARE | 1 |
| HIT WITH A BANG | 1 |
| JAMMED | 1 |
| KABANG | 1 |
| KABOOM | 1 |
| KAPLOW | 1 |
| KAWALLOP | 1 |
| KERBUNK | 1 |
| KERDAB | 1 |
| KERFLOP | 1 |
| KERSLAP | 1 |
| KERWHAM | 1 |
| LICKETY-SPLIT | 1 |
| LIKE A SHOT | 1 |
| PLUMB WILD | 1 |
| PLUMP | 1 |
| POP | 1 |
| RIGHT DAB | 1 |
| RIGHT SMACK-DAB | 1 |
| RIGHT SQUARE | 1 |
| RIGHT STRAIGHT | 1 |
| RUNNED | 1 |
| SHOCK | 1 |
| SLAP-DASH | 1 |
| SMACK ONTO | 1 |
| SMACK-DAB-DASH | 1 |
| SMACKED | 1 |
| SMACK-JAM | 1 |
| SMASH-BAM | 1 |
| SODUMS | 1 |
| SOLID | 1 |
| SPLASH | 1 |
| SQUARE-DAB | 1 |
| SQUARE-END | 1 |
| SQUARELY | 1 |
| STAM | 1 |
| WHAMMED | 1 |
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