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clash

/ clash /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a state of conflict between persons
Type of:
conflict
Derived:
jar collide
noun Sense 2
a state of conflict between colors
"her dress was a disturbing clash of colors"
Type of:
conflict
verb Sense 3
disagree violently
"We clashed over the new farm policies"
Type of:
disagree differ dissent
Derived:
friction
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
verb Sense 4
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
"These colors clash"
Type of:
conflict
Derived:
collision friction
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 5
a minor short-term fight
Type of:
fight fighting combat
Kinds of:
contretemps
Derived:
skirmish meet encounter play take on
verb Sense 6
crash together with violent impact
"The cars collided"
"Two meteors clashed"
Type of:
hit strike impinge on
Kinds of:
smash shock crash ram
Derived:
collision hit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 7
a loud resonant repeating noise
"he could hear the clang of distant bells"
Type of:
noise
Derived:
crash clank clangor clangour clang
Semantic Complexity
56%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
35
Times Searched
3
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conflict disagree differ dissent fight fighting combat contretemps hit strike impinge on smash