Verbs that start with C

Two things collide when they hit each other with force, usually doing a lot of damage in the process.
The car in the photo has collided with the pole.

Communicate means to share information, ideas, or feelings with others. People communicate to let someone know something or to understand something.

People can communicate by talking, writing, texting, or using body language. Communication can happen face to face or through phones and computers.

Something is compact if it fits into a small space. The car in the picture is a compact car.
You can compact something when you compress it together so it takes up less space, for example you might compact the ground before you lay pavers on it.

To contemplate means to think about something carefully and deeply, often for a long time, especially when trying to decide what to do.

The woman in the photo is contemplating what she is going to write in her journal.

Corroding is the process by which something becomes corroded. Metals usually corrode by a slow chemical reaction.

You cower when you crouch in fear.
The dog is cowering under a Christmas tree.

You crush something when you put so much pressure on it that it changes shape or breaks.
Some things that are often crushed are garlic cloves, old cars and soda cans.

The car in the picture has been crushed by a falling art exhibition.