plough into sth/sb
— phrasal verb with plough UK US plow uk/plaʊ/us/plaʊ/verb [ I or T ]
If a vehicle ploughs into something or someone, it hits the object or person with great force:
Many people were injured when the train came off the rails and ploughed into the bank.
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On the road: accidents involving vehicles
- car crash
- collide
- collision
- crash
- crash-land
- fender bender
- head-on
- jackknife
- knock
- overshoot
- plough
- prang
- rear-end
- road toll
- run (sth) down
- sideswipe
- skid
- stack up
- wipe
- write-off
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Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding