dash against Copy link Outline I. Trans.1. afflīgo, xi, ctum, 3 (with acc. and dat., or more usu. in prose, a prep.)2. allīdo, si, sum, 3 (constr. similar to preceding)3. illīdo, si, sum, 3 (chiefly poet.4. impingo, pēgi, pactum, 3 (same constr.)5. offendo, di, sum, 3II. Intrans.1. ruo, fĕror, 32. Expr. with pron. refl. or pass. of allīdo, impingo (v. supr.) • dash against: I. Trans.: 1. afflīgo, xi, ctum, 3 (with acc. and dat., or more usu. in prose, a prep.): the ship was d.'d against the rocks, navis ad scopulos afflicta est, Cic.: to d. the head against a stone, caput saxo af., Tac.: Hor.: Ov. Frequent. afflicto, 1: to d. against with repeated shocks, to d. about, Caes.: v. to shatter. 2. allīdo, si, sum, 3 (constr. similar to preceding): some (of the crew) were d.'d upon the rock), pars ad scopulos allisa est, Caes. 3. illīdo, si, sum, 3 (chiefly poet.: same constr.): to d. a ship on the shoals, navem vadis il., Virg.: to d. one's head against the doors, caput foribus il., Suet.: Quint. 4. impingo, pēgi, pactum, 3 (same constr.): to d. one's fist in anybody's face, pugnum in os alicujus imp., Pl.: Sen.: Plin. 5. offendo, di, sum, 3: to knock or strike against, q. v. (Affligo denotes violent and destructive collision; allido, illido, have similar meaning but usu. on smaller scale; impingo is simply to drive one object forcibly against another.) II. Intrans.: 1. ruo, fĕror, 3: v. to rush. 2. Expr. with pron. refl. or pass. of allīdo, impingo (v. supr.): as, the wave d.s against the shore, fluctus se illidit (or illiditur) in litore, Quint.: clouds d.ing against each other violently, nubes vehementer impactae, Sen.