Definition

1. Verb:
   • To collide with the back part of another vehicle. This action involves one vehicle hitting the vehicle directly in front of it, typically when the front vehicle is stopped or moving more slowly.

Usage

• This verb is used specifically in the context of traffic and vehicle accidents. It is a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object (the vehicle that was hit).
• It is most commonly used in the passive voice (e.g., "I was rear-ended") to describe being hit from behind.
• The term is informal and conversational but widely understood in legal and insurance contexts.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The distracted driver failed to stop in time and rear-ended the truck.
  • I was rear-ended while waiting at the red light.
  • Her car was rear-ended on the highway, causing significant damage to the trunk.

Advanced Usage

• Legal/Insurance Jargon: The term is standard in police reports and insurance claims to describe a specific type of collision.
  • The police report stated the accident was caused by one vehicle rear-ending another.

Variants and Related Words

• Rear-end collision (n): The type of accident that occurs when one vehicle rear-ends another.
  • He was injured in a rear-end collision.
• Rear-ender (n, informal): An accident where one vehicle rear-ends another.
  • The traffic jam was caused by a minor rear-ender.

Synonyms

• Collide with (from behind): A more formal or descriptive phrase.
• Hit (from behind): A simpler, more general synonym.

Related Phrases

• To be hit from behind: A descriptive phrase with the same meaning, often used interchangeably.
  • My car was hit from behind at the intersection.

Verb

1. collide with the rear end of
   • The car rear-ended me