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clash

/ˈklæʃ/noun, verb1 syllable

Clash means: a loud resonant repeating noise.

Synonyms for clash12

noun, as in a loud resonant repeating noise

clang, clangor, clangour, clangoring, clank, crash

noun, as in a minor short-term fight

brush, encounter, skirmish

noun, as in a state of conflict between persons

friction

verb, as in be incompatible; be or come into conflict

jar, collide

verb, as in crash together with violent impact

collide

What does clash mean?7

noun

1

a loud resonant repeating noise“he could hear the clang of distant bells”

2

a minor short-term fight

3

a state of conflict between persons

4

a state of conflict between colors“her dress was a disturbing clash of colors”

verb

1

be incompatible; be or come into conflict“These colors clash”

2

crash together with violent impact“The cars collided”

3

disagree violently“We clashed over the new farm policies”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with clash?19

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Clash in a sentence

  • If you dip this meatball in the ketchup, will the taste clash?cheeseisdisgusting
  • As discussions were underway, hundreds of anti-globalisation protesters clashed with riot police.Cangarejo
  • The two strongest teams will clash with each other this weekend.sundown
  • There was a violent clash of opinions between the two leaders.CM
  • The red shoes clash with this green shirt.unknown
  • This problem is the clash of the idol's and obsessive fan's egos.fcbond
  • There was another clash a few months later.Source_VOA
  • Why in the hearts of all the nations lives the clash of civilizations?cntrational

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of clash

as a noun

plural
clashes

as a verb

past tense
clashed
present participle
clashing
third-person singular
clashes
past participle
clashed