clash
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
video-games
Etymology: Of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Saterland Frisian klatskje (“to smack, slap”), West Frisian kletse, kletskje, Dutch kletsen (“to smack, slap, clash”), German Low German klattsen, klatsken (“to smack, splash”), German klatschen (“to clap, smack, slap”) and Klatsch (“a clapping sound; the din resulting from two or more things colliding”), Danish klaske (“to clash, splatter”).
Inflected forms:
form: clashes
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: clashes
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: clashing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: clashed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: clashed
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: A loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects; a crash.
pos: noun
tags: countable
onomatopoeic
uncountable
examples: I heard a clash from the kitchen, and rushed in to find the cat had knocked over some pots and pans.
Alone amid clashes of rain against the house.
gloss: A skirmish, a hostile encounter.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: In Anatolia tensions between state officials (ehl-i örf) and the peasants were strained to breaking point.
At several places—particularly in the frontier provinces—there were fierce clashes between the janissaries stationed there and the governors. In Aleppo and Damascus incidents were common after 1589: the kuls threw rocks at the beylerbeyi’s house, killed people, broke into the divan several times and took the money prepared by the council for remittance to the centre.
Protesters took to the streets and stormed federal buildings. At least 77 people died in violent clashes between protesters and police and then-Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli was forced to resign.
gloss: match; a game between two sides.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: But they ran out of time and inspiration as Les Bleus set up a deserved semi-final clash with Wales.
gloss: An angry argument.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: clash of beliefs
culture clash
gloss: A combination of garments that do not look good together, especially because of conflicting colours.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: She was wearing a horrible clash of red and orange.
gloss: An instance of restarting the game after a "dead ball", where it is dropped between two opposing players, who can fight for possession.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Chatter; gossip; idle talk.
pos: noun
tags: Scotland
countable
uncountable
gloss: A heavy fall (of rain); heavy rain.
pos: noun
tags: UK
countable
dialectal
obsolete
possibly
uncountable
examples: clay soils ploughed in Autumn must often meet with heavy clashes of rain before frost: therefore , those salutary effects, expected to be derived from a frosty Winter, must often be frustrated, by the land being too much condensed by the rains before the frost comes on.
T' taties offer't ta be a grand crop et forend, bet then seea mitch clash an caald wes again em, an thaev tean up varra smo, […]
gloss: To make a clashing sound.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: The cymbals clashed.
gloss: To cause to make a clashing sound.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Thorfinn clashed his shield against Vallon's and swung his axe to hook Vallon's ankle.
gloss: To come into violent conflict.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: Fans from opposing teams clashed on the streets after the game.
gloss: To argue angrily.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: My parents often clashed about minor things, such as the cleaning or shopping rota.
gloss: To face each other in an important game.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: The veteran American legend claims he and Welsh two-weight world champion Calzaghe will clash on 20 September, probably at The MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
gloss: To fail to look good together; to contrast unattractively; to fail to harmonize.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: You can't wear that shirt! It clashes with your trousers.
The hotel room was ugly, and the wallpaper clashed with the carpet.
gloss: To coincide, to happen at the same time, thereby rendering it impossible to attend all.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: I can't come to your wedding because it clashes with a friend's funeral.
I wanted to take German, but it clashed with art on the timetable.
gloss: To chatter or gossip.
pos: verb
tags: Scotland
intransitive
gloss: To play Clash Royale or Clash of Clans.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
slang
examples: Dude, are we clashing tonight?
Let's clash before bedtime.
Related words: clashy
electroclash
soundclash
Derived words: card clash
clash cymbal
clash gear
clash of the ash
clash of titans
clashscore
interclash
personality clash
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