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clash

(klæʃ)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense clashes, present participle clashing, past tense, past participle clashed
1. verb
When people clash, they fight, argue, or disagree with each other.
[journalism]
A group of 400 demonstrators clashed with police. [VERB + with]
Behind the scenes, Parsons clashed with almost everyone on the show. [VERB + with]
The working groups have also clashed over genetically modified crops. [VERB + over]
Synonyms: conflict, grapple, wrangle, lock horns More Synonyms of clash
Clash is also a noun.
There have been a number of clashes between police in riot gear and demonstrators. [+ between]
[Also + with]
2. verb
Beliefs, ideas, or qualities that clash with each other are very different from each other and therefore are opposed.
Don't make any policy decisions which clash with official company thinking. [VERB + with]
Here, morality and good sentiments clash headlong. [VERB]
Synonyms: disagree, conflict, vary, counter More Synonyms of clash
Clash is also a noun.
Inside government, there was a clash of views. [+ of]
3. verb
If one event clashes with another, the two events happen at the same time so that you cannot attend both of them.
I couldn't go on the trip as it clashed with my final exams. [VERB + with]
4. verb
If one colour or style clashes with another, the colours or styles look ugly together. You can also say that two colours or styles clash.
The red door clashed with the soft, natural tones of the stone walls. [VERB + with]
So what if the colours clashed? [VERB]
Synonyms: not go, jar, not match, be discordant More Synonyms of clash
5. reciprocal verb
Sports journalists sometimes say that two individuals or teams who compete against each other clash, especially when a lot of feeling is involved.
He will clash with his rival in the final. [VERB with noun]
The two sides will clash there only if Chelsea beat Sunderland in their quarter-finalreplay. [plural-noun VERB]
Clash is also a noun.
Australia's rugby union team for the return clash with New Zealand is weakened byinjury.
6. verb
When metal objects clash, they make a lot of noise by being hit together.
[literary]
The golden bangles on her arms clashed and jingled. [plural-noun VERB]
Synonyms: crash, bang, rattle, jar More Synonyms of clash
Clash is also a noun.
...a noise like the clash of cymbals.
More Synonyms of clash

clash in British English

(klæʃ)
verb
1. 
to make or cause to make a loud harsh sound, esp by striking together
2. (intransitive)
to be incompatible; conflict
3. (intransitive)
to engage together in conflict or contest
4. (intransitive)
(of dates or events) to coincide
5. (intransitive)
(of colours) to look ugly or inharmonious together
noun
6. 
a loud harsh noise
7. 
a collision or conflict
8.  Scottish
gossip; tattle
Derived forms
clasher (ˈclasher)
noun
clashingly (ˈclashingly)
adverb
Word origin
C16: of imitative origin

clash in American English

(klæʃ)
verb intransitive
1. 
to collide or strike together with a loud, harsh, metallic noise
2. 
a. 
to come into conflict; disagree sharply
b. 
to fail to harmonize
colors that clash
verb transitive
3. 
to strike together with a loud, harsh, metallic noise
noun
4. 
a harsh noise, as of a collision
5. 
a. 
a sharp disagreement; conflict
b. 
lack of harmony
Word origin
echoic

Examples of 'clash' in a sentence
clash

Three protesters were arrested after clashes with police left cops injured.
The Sun (2016)
But the militias have also clashed with the government.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Wearing away kits where there is no colour clash.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The sporting arena sees two big clashes.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
There were also reports of clashes there.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This was caused by clashes between partners with varying standards of cleanliness.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Now he cannot wait for his first clash with his old gaffer as a coach.
The Sun (2015)
They clashed with riot police in surrounding streets.
The Sun (2009)
 Colour clash your sweat with a contrasting skirt.
The Sun (2013)
The heart of this problem is a clash between two sets of policy drivers.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The clashes also come amid deep concerns about the expanding budget deficit.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
We're loving block colours worn with clashing tights and simple accessories.
The Sun (2009)
You have people with hope and people without, clashing together.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There's no excuse for wearing this many styles and clashing colours at once.
The Sun (2014)
It is in the interest of both parties to avoid these clashes: to make them less inevitable.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
THE art of individual dressing is finding which colours clash well together and suit your colouring.
The Sun (2008)
Last night about 150 anarchists burst into a hospital treating a protester who had suffered a brain injury in the clashes.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This is not the first time the two firms will have clashed in UK courts.
The Sun (2013)
The violence, the conflict, the clashes have become worse and worse.
The Sun (2015)
Not at his best, but still a constant threat before suffering an injury in a clash with Luiz.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The EU referendum will clash with the Glastonbury festival.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)

In other languages
clash

British English: clash /klæʃ/ VERB
When people clash, they fight, argue, or disagree with each other.
A group of 400 demonstrators clashed with police.
  • American English: clash
  • Arabic: يَصْطَدِمُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: chocar-se
  • Chinese: 冲突
  • Croatian: sukobiti se
  • Czech: nesouhlasit dostat se do konfliktu
  • Danish: støde sammen
  • Dutch: slaags raken
  • European Spanish: estar en conflicto
  • Finnish: törmätä
  • French: s’affronter
  • German: kollidieren
  • Greek: συγκρούομαι
  • Italian: scontrarsi
  • Japanese: 衝突する
  • Korean: 충돌하다
  • Norwegian: krasje
  • Polish: zderzyć się
  • European Portuguese: envolver-se em confrontos
  • Romanian: a intra în conflict cu
  • Russian: сталкиваться
  • Latin American Spanish: estar en conflicto
  • Swedish: kollidera
  • Thai: ขัดแย้ง
  • Turkish: çatışmak
  • Ukrainian: стикатися
  • Vietnamese: va chạm

Chinese translation of 'clash'

clash

(klæʃ)

n (c)

    1. (= fight, disagreement) 冲(衝)突 (chōngtū) (次, cì)
    2. [of personalities] 矛盾 (máodùn)
  2. (liter, = metallic noise) 撞击(擊)声(聲) (zhuàngjī shēng)

vi

  1. (= fight) [rival gangs] 发(發)生冲(衝)突 (fāshēng chōngtū)
  2. (= disagree) [political opponents etc] 有重大分歧 (yǒu zhòngdà fēnqí)
  3. (= be in conflict) [beliefs, ideas, views] 不一致 (bù yīzhì)
  4. [colours, styles] 不协(協)调(調) (bù xiétiáo)
  5. [events, dates, appointments] 有冲(衝)突 (yǒu chōngtū)
  6. (liter) [weapons, pans etc] 撞击(擊) (zhuàngjī)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to come into conflict
A group of 400 demonstrators clashed with police.
Synonyms
conflict
grapple
He grappled desperately with Holmes for control of the weapon.
wrangle
The two parties are still wrangling over the timing of the election.
lock horns
cross swords
The last time they crossed swords was at the Olympics.
war
The two tribes warred to gain new territory.
feud
He feuded with his brother for years.
quarrel
My brother quarrelled with my father.
2 (verb) 
Definition
to be incompatible
Don't make policy decisions which clash with company thinking.
Synonyms
disagree
The two versions disagree in several respects.
conflict
He held firm opinions which sometimes conflicted with my own.
vary
As the rugs are all handmade, each one varies slightly.
counter
differ
His story differed from his mother's in several respects.
depart
It takes a brave cook to depart radically from the traditional menu.
contradict
diverge
Theory and practice sometimes diverged.
deviate
He didn't deviate from his schedule.
run counter to
be dissimilar
be discordant
3 (verb) 
Definition
(of colours or styles) to look ugly or incompatible together
The red door clashed with the pink walls.
Synonyms
not go
jar
They had always been complementary and their temperaments seldom jarred.
not match
be discordant
4 (verb) 
Definition
to make a loud harsh sound, esp. by striking together
The golden bangles on her arms clashed and jangled.
Synonyms
crash
bang
The engine spat and banged.
rattle
She slams the kitchen door so hard I hear dishes rattle.
jar
The least bit of discord seemed to jar on his nerves.
clatter
jangle
Her necklaces and bracelets jangled as she walked.
clang
A little later the church bell clanged.
clank
1 (noun) 
Definition
a collision or conflict
There are reports of clashes between militants and the security forces in the city.
Synonyms
conflict
The National Security Council has met to discuss ways of preventing a military conflict.
fight
They used to be allies in the fight against the old Communist regime.
brush
It is his third brush with the law in less than a year.
confrontation
This issue could lead to a military confrontation.
collision
a collision between two strong personalities
showdown (informal)
They may be pushing him towards a final showdown with his party.
boilover (Australian)
2 (noun) 
Definition
a collision or conflict
Inside government, there was a clash of views.
Synonyms
disagreement
My instructor and I had a brief disagreement.
difference
They are learning how to resolve their differences.
division
the division between north and south
argument
She got into a heated argument with a stranger.
dispute
The dispute between them is settled.
dissent
He has responded harshly to any dissent.
difference of opinion

Additional synonyms

in the sense of argument
Definition
a quarrel
She got into a heated argument with a stranger.
Synonyms
quarrel,
fight,
row,
clash,
dispute,
controversy,
disagreement,
misunderstanding,
feud,
barney (informal),
squabble,
wrangle,
bickering,
difference of opinion,
tiff,
altercation,
falling out (informal)
in the sense of bang
Definition
to make or cause to make a loud noise, as of an explosion
The engine spat and banged.
Synonyms
resound,
beat,
crash,
burst,
boom,
echo,
drum,
explode,
thunder,
thump,
throb,
thud,
clang
in the sense of brush
It is his third brush with the law in less than a year.
Synonyms
conflict,
fight,
clash,
set-to (informal),
scrap (informal),
confrontation,
skirmish,
tussle,
fracas,
spot of bother (informal),
slight engagement

Synonyms of 'clash'

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