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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.

    Synonyms: crash, clang

  2. to come together or collide, especially 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 followed by with ):

    The Yankees clash with the White Sox for the final game of the season.



verb (used with object)

  1. to strike with a resounding or violent collision:

    He clashed his fist against the heavy door.

  2. to produce (sound) by or as by collision:

    The tower bell clashed its mournful note.

noun

  1. a loud, harsh noise, as of a collision:

    The automobiles collided with a terrible clash.

  2. a collision, especially a noisy one.
  3. a conflict; opposition, especially of views or interests:

    a clash between nations.

    Synonyms: dispute, altercation, disagreement

    Antonyms: cooperation, agreement

  4. a battle, fight, or skirmish:

    The clash between the border patrols left three men dead.

clash

/ klæʃ /

verb

  1. to make or cause to make a loud harsh sound, esp by striking together
  2. intr to be incompatible; conflict
  3. intr to engage together in conflict or contest
  4. intr (of dates or events) to coincide
  5. intr (of colours) to look ugly or inharmonious together


noun

  1. a loud harsh noise
  2. a collision or conflict
  3. gossip; tattle

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Derived Forms

  • ˈclasher, noun
  • ˈclashingly, adverb

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Other Words From

  • clasher noun
  • clashing·ly adverb
  • inter·clash noun verb
  • un·clashing adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of clash1

First recorded in 1490–1500; blend of clap 1 and dash 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of clash1

C16: of imitative origin

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Example Sentences

Because of a procedural clash between Democrats who control the legislature and the Republican minority, the regular session was kept to 30 days instead of the customary 46 for an odd-numbered year.

There’s actually a culture clash here, where fundamentally the communication always will be broken, because the scientist has been trained not to give an answer, and the decision-maker’s only job is to provide one.

The clash between the night sky and the infinite universe became known as Olber’s paradox, named after Heinrich Olber, an astronomer who popularized it in 1826.

This tranquility appears to have emerged only after a gladiatorial period of planetary clashes—one in which titans ricocheted off each other, perhaps ejecting at least one rival sibling from the cosmic arena altogether.

You’re an expert on political media, and the thing that I find so strange about this clash is that it’s not really an ideological battle.

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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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A clash is a conflict; this word is also used in reference to opposition, especially of views or interests. How does clash compare to brush and struggle? Find out on Thesaurus.com.

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