/klæˈʃɪz/ - [klatshiz] -
We found 3 definitions of clashes from 2 different sources.
NounPlural: clashes |
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clash - a state of conflict between persons | ||
friction | ||
conflict an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" | ||
clash - a state of conflict between colors; "her dress was a disturbing clash of colors" | ||
clash - a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells" | ||
clang, clangor, clangour, clangoring, clank, crash | ||
noise incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say" | ||
clash - a minor short-term fight | ||
brush, encounter, skirmish | ||
fighting, combat, scrap, fight an engagement fought between two military forces | ||
Verb |
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clash - be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors clash" | ||
jar, collide | ||
conflict go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" | ||
clash - disagree violently; "We clashed over the new farm policies" | ||
take issue, differ, disagree, dissent be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect" | ||
clash - crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed" | ||
collide | ||
collide with, impinge on, run into, hit, strike collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole" | ||
smash break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed" | ||
shock subject to electrical shocks | ||
ram, crash strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" |