'''Basic Trope''': While rushing through a door, a character ends up accidentally hitting another character with the door.
* '''Straight''': [[GenkiGirl Alice]] comes running through a door, accidentally hitting Bob with the door as she runs through.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Alice slowly opens the door, gently tapping Bob, who flies across the room.
** Alice kicks the door off its hinges, causing it to fly straight across the room and slam into Bob.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice jogs through the door, opening it slowly until the door stops next to Bob. Bob feels a slight nudge as Alice walks in, and the two greet each other.
* '''Justified''':
** Alice was deliberately trying to hurt Bob.
** Alice is so focused on something right now (such as chasing a criminal) she only sees everything else as an obstacle and doesn't realize Bob was on the other side of the door.
* '''Inverted''':
** Bob closes the door in Alice's face as she's passing through.
** Alice kick-opens the door, but there is a spring attached to the door that makes it swing back and hit Alice.
* '''Subverted''':
** It looks as if Bob is about to get hit by the door when Alice comes running through, but he manages to step out of the way in time.
** When Alice shows up, [[BaitAndSwitch we're led to believe that Bob will get hit by the door, but it turns out that the door opens in the other direction]].
* '''Double Subverted''': Bob steps out of the way of the door, but then ''another'' door opens and hits him.
* '''Implied''':
** There is an imprint of Bob's silhouette in the soft backside of doors.
** Camera follows Alice as she comes running through a door, Bob's scream is heard offscreen.
* '''Parodied''':
** Alice slams the door open into Bob. When Alice finds the door stuck partially closed, she slams it open repeatedly until Bob is paper thin and the door opens completely.
** A sentient door slams into Bob with malicious intent.
* '''Untwist''': Bob is standing behind screen doors and sees Alice running towards doors. He does not back off and gets hit.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice slams a revolving door into Bob.
* '''Averted''': Nobody gets hit by swinging doors.
* '''Enforced''': The clip of swinging doors hitting Bob is added to the show as NightmareFuel/PublicServiceAnnouncementsSafety.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Hey Bob, I just received a call from Alice saying she's on her way here." "Thanks for the warning, I'll step away from the door."
* '''Invoked''': Harry slowly backs Bob into the door, knowing that Alice will be slamming through it at any second...
* '''Exploited''': Harry is secretly attaching short metal spikes to all swinging doors in the house where Bob lives.
* '''Defied''':
** Bob always makes sure not to be standing too close to any door.
** The area behind every door in the building is marked in red with a black "Do not stand here" sign.
* '''Discussed''':
** "Ow! Why does that keep happening?"
** Bob is shown in a emergency department, explaining his injuries to a nurse.
* '''Conversed''': "Alice is coming, this oughta be good...Splat! Ha ha!"
* '''Deconstructed''': Alice slams the door open into Bob. The door is damaged and Bob suffers serious injuries.
* '''Reconstructed''': [[TaeKwonDoor Exactly like she intended.]]
* '''Played For Laughs''': The door-strike causes AmusingInjuries.
* '''Played For Drama''': The door-strike causes ''serious'' injuries.
* '''Played For Horror''': The door-strike causes ''horrific and [[{{Gorn}} gory]]'' injuries.
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