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clash
[ klash ]
verb (used without object)
- to make a loud, harsh noise:
The gears of the old car clashed and grated.
- to come together or collide, especially noisily:
The cymbals clashed.
- to conflict; disagree:
Their stories of the accident clashed completely.
- (of juxtaposed colors) to be offensive to the eye.
- to engage in a physical conflict or contest, as in a game or a battle (often followed by with ):
The Yankees clash with the White Sox for the final game of the season.
verb (used with object)
- to strike with a resounding or violent collision:
He clashed his fist against the heavy door.
- to produce (sound) by or as by collision:
The tower bell clashed its mournful note.
noun
- a loud, harsh noise, as of a collision:
The automobiles collided with a terrible clash.
- a collision, especially a noisy one.
- a conflict; opposition, especially of views or interests:
a clash between nations.
Synonyms: dispute, altercation, disagreement
Antonyms: cooperation, agreement
- a battle, fight, or skirmish:
The clash between the border patrols left three men dead.
clash
/ klæʃ /
verb
- to make or cause to make a loud harsh sound, esp by striking together
- intr to be incompatible; conflict
- intr to engage together in conflict or contest
- intr (of dates or events) to coincide
- intr (of colours) to look ugly or inharmonious together
noun
- a loud harsh noise
- a collision or conflict
- gossip; tattle
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Derived Forms
- ˈclasher, noun
- ˈclashingly, adverb
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Other Words From
- clasher noun
- clashing·ly adverb
- inter·clash noun verb
- un·clashing adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of clash1
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Example Sentences
Linsker initially escaped after the clash on the bridge but was arrested a short time later.
A cynical old Chicago lawyer once described this as the theory that “out of the clash of lies, truth will emerge.”
But it also sharpens the clash between two very ways of approaching history.
But he never makes any clash we have public, and he calms me down a lot as well.
Soon after that his clash with Ben Affleck, who nearly blew a gasket, sparked a national debate over Islam.
He and Mathieson p. 66did not always agree, and the clash of arms frequently raged between them.
While this clash was going forward between the rancher and Clip, Matt's mind had been busy.
So far my official duties did not clash with this work, and I could remain in the Ministry of Justice.
Just then the clash of the luncheon bell was heard, and Haggard gave his wife his arm.
He heard the clash of levers thrown sharply over in that distant ship; his own hands were frozen to the controls.
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