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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, 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)
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.

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noun
8.
a loud, harsh noise, as of a collision: The automobiles collided with a terrible clash.
9.
a collision, especially a noisy one.
10.
a conflict; opposition, especially 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; blend of clap1 and dash1

Related forms
clash·er, noun
clash·ing·ly, adverb
in·ter·clash, noun, verb
un·clash·ing, adjective

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

Antonyms
10. agreement, cooperation.

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clash (klæʃ)
 
—vb
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
 
—n
6.  a loud harsh noise
7.  a collision or conflict
8.  (Scot) gossip; tattle
 
[C16: of imitative origin]
 
'clasher
 
—n
 
'clashingly
 
—adv

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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, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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