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CLASHER

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clash

[klash]
–verb (used without object)
1. to make a loud, harsh noise: The gears of the old car clashed and grated.
2. to come together or collide, esp. noisily: The cymbals clashed.
3. to conflict; disagree: Their stories of the accident clashed completely.
4. (of juxtaposed colors) to be offensive to the eye.
5. to engage in a physical conflict or contest, as in a game or a battle (often fol. by with): The Yankees clash with the White Sox for the final game of the season.
–verb (used with object)
6. to strike with a resounding or violent collision: He clashed his fist against the heavy door.
7. to produce (sound) by or as by collision: The tower bell clashed its mournful note.
–noun
8. a loud, harsh noise, as of a collision: The automobiles collided with a terrible clash.
9. a collision, esp. a noisy one.
10. a conflict; opposition, esp. of views or interests: a clash between nations.
11. a battle, fight, or skirmish: The clash between the border patrols left three men dead.

Origin:
1490–1500; b. clap 1 and dash 1


clasher, noun
clash⋅ing⋅ly, adverb


1. clang, crash. 10. disagreement, altercation, dispute. See struggle.


10. agreement, cooperation.
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Word Origin & History

clash 
c.1500, of imitative origin; the figurative sense is first attested 1622. Of colors, "to go badly together," first recorded 1894.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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