clash
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Britannica Dictionary definition of CLASH
1
[no object]
:
to be in a situation in which you are fighting or disagreeing
:
to come into conflict with someone
— often + with
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Police and protesters clashed yesterday.
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The brothers often clash [=argue] over politics.
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Protesters clashed with the police yesterday.
2
[no object]
a
:
to look bad or ugly together
— often + with
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Some colors clash.
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The sofa and the chair clash.
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She wore clashing colors.
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This shirt clashes with these pants.
b
:
to be very different in a way that makes being or working together difficult
— often + with
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Their personalities clash.
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clashing personalities/ideas
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So many of his ideas clash with mine.
3
:
to make or cause (something) to make the loud sound of a metal object hitting another metal object
[no object]
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The cymbals clashed.
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Their swords clashed.
[+ object]
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She ended the song by clashing the cymbals.
4
[no object]
of events
:
to happen at the same time so that you cannot do or see both
— usually + with
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The time of the picnic clashes [=(more commonly) conflicts] with another picnic I'm invited to.
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clash
/ˈklæʃ/
noun
plural
clashes
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clash
/ˈklæʃ/
noun
plural
clashes
Britannica Dictionary definition of CLASH
[count]
1
a
:
a short fight between groups of people
— often + between or with
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Hundreds were killed in ethnic clashes in the region last month.
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Clashes broke out between the police and protesters.
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Several protesters were injured in a recent clash with the police.
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violent clashes between the factions
b
:
an argument or disagreement between people
— often + between or with
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a clash between the two leaders
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The company has had many clashes with environmentalists.
2
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a difference that makes it difficult for people or things to be together or work together
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a clash of opinions/cultures
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We have a personality clash. [=we often annoy each other or disagree; we do not get along]
3
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a loud sound made by hitting a metal object against another metal object
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the clash of swords/cymbals
4
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a situation in which two events happen at the same time so that you cannot do or see both
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The date of the debate had to be changed because of scheduling clashes. [=(more commonly) conflicts]
