clash

[ klash ]

/ klæʃ /

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.

a battle, fight, or skirmish: The clash between the border patrols left three men dead.

Origin of clash

1490–1500; blend of clap¹ and dash¹

SYNONYMS FOR clash

1 clang, crash.

10 disagreement, altercation, dispute. See struggle.

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ANTONYMS FOR clash

10 agreement, cooperation.

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OTHER WORDS FROM clash

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

Words nearby clash

clarsach, clarthead, clarts, clarty, clary, clash, clashing rocks, clasp, clasp knife, clasp-knife spasticity, clasper

Example sentences from the Web for clash

Linsker initially escaped after the clash on the bridge but was arrested a short time later.

The High-Priced Union Rep Charged With Attacking a Cop |Jacob Siegel |December 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A cynical old Chicago lawyer once described this as the theory that “out of the clash of lies, truth will emerge.”

Ferguson’s Grand Jury Bought Darren Wilson’s Story |Paul Campos |November 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But it also sharpens the clash between two very ways of approaching history.

God vs. the Internet. And the Winner is… |Michael Schulson |November 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But he never makes any clash we have public, and he calms me down a lot as well.

The Chicago Bulls’ Joakim Noah Sounds Off on Weed, the Weather, and Winning |Bill Schulz |October 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Soon after that his clash with Ben Affleck, who nearly blew a gasket, sparked a national debate over Islam.

Bill Maher: Yes, I Can Generalize About Muslims |Marlow Stern |October 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
This clash of action stimulated and intensified a real division of feeling, which existed in every county.

From Fort Henry to Corinth |Manning Ferguson Force
They could not but clash; for a sincere leaning towards antiquity renders one unchristian.

We Philologists, Volume 8 (of 18) |Friedrich Nietzsche
Was it the very width of the gulf between them that made the appeal of the clash in the sex duel upon which they had engaged?

The Yukon Trail |William MacLeod Raine
This letter had been kept from him, I guess by whom, and there was other clash of marvels wrought by her, I know not what.

A Monk of Fife |Andrew Lang
It rustles at the window-pane, the smooth, streaming rain, and he is shut within its clash and murmur.

Some Imagist Poets |Richard Aldington

British Dictionary definitions for clash

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

Scot gossip; tattle

Derived forms of clash

clasher, noun clashingly, adverb

Word Origin for clash

C16: of imitative origin

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clash

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verb (used with object)

noun

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OTHER WORDS FROM clash

Words nearby clash

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