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clash

  [klash]
Use clash in a Sentence
–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

Related forms:
clasher, noun
clash⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

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

Antonyms:
10. agreement, cooperation.
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clash   (klāsh)   
v.   clashed, clash·ing, clash·es

v.   intr.

  1. To collide with a loud, harsh, usually metallic noise: cymbals clashing.

  2. To come into conflict; be in opposition: factions that clashed on a tax increase; an eyewitness account that clashed with published reports.

  3. To create an unpleasant visual impression when placed together: colors that clash.

v.   tr.
To strike together with a loud, harsh, metallic noise.
n.  

  1. A loud, harsh noise, such as that made by two metal objects in collision.

  2. A conflict, as between opposing or irreconcilable ideas. See Synonyms at discord.

  3. An encounter between hostile forces; a battle or skirmish.


[Imitative.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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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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