26984 words

clash

17 definitions • 19 examples
1
to fight or argue:

Examples:

clash with Students clashed with police after demonstrations at five universities.
clash over The government and the opposition parties have clashed over the cuts in defence spending.
2
If two opinions, statements, or qualities clash, they are very different from each other:

Examples:

clash with This latest statement from the White House clashes with important aspects of US foreign policy.
Sometimes our interests clash, but generally we have worked well together.
3
If two people or teams clash in a sports competition or race, they compete seriously against each other.
4
If colours or styles clash, they look ugly or wrong together:

Examples:

I like red and orange together, though lots of people think they clash.
clash with I just want to make sure the dress doesn't clash with my new clutch bag.
5
If two events clash, they happen at the same time in a way that is not convenient:

Examples:

clash with Her party clashes with my brother's wedding, so I won't be able to go.
6
to make a loud noise like metal hitting metal, or to cause something to make this noise:

Examples:

The saucepans clashed as he piled them into the sink.
She clashed the cymbals together.
7
a fight or argument between people:

Examples:

Rioters hurled rocks and bottles in clashes with police at the weekend.
clash between There were violent clashes between the police and demonstrators in the city centre.
8
a situation in which people's opinions or qualities are very different from and opposed to each other:

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a sports competition or race between two people or teams
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the fact of colours or styles looking ugly or wrong together
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the situation when two events happen at the same time in a way that is not convenient:

Examples:

In the new timetable, there's a clash between history and physics.
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Examples:

a clash of cymbals
13
to fight or disagree:

Examples:

The president and Congress clashed again over the budget.
14
(of colors or styles) to look ugly or wrong together:

Examples:

I do not think that red clashes with orange.
15
the act of making a loud sound like that made when metal objects hit:

Examples:

[ I ] From the kitchen you could hear dishes clashing as they were stacked.
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a loud sound like that made when metal objects hit
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