chocar
/t͡ʃoˈkaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to bump, to collide
🚗💥 chocar sounds like shock-car: a car crash that shocks you
Spanish chocar and English shock likely share a root: French choquer, to strike against. That is why chocar covers both meanings, a physical crash (chocar con un árbol) and a moral jolt (me choca su actitud).