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Clash

//klæʃ// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun

1
A loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects; a crash. countable, onomatopoeic, uncountable
"I heard a clash from the kitchen, and rushed in to find the cat had knocked over some pots and pans."
2
a minor short-term fight wordnet
3
A skirmish, a hostile encounter. countable, uncountable
"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."
4
a loud resonant repeating noise wordnet
5
match; a game between two sides. countable, uncountable
"But they ran out of time and inspiration as Les Bleus set up a deserved semi-final clash with Wales."

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6
a state of conflict between persons wordnet
7
An angry argument. countable, uncountable
8
a state of conflict between colors wordnet
9
Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc. countable, uncountable
"clash of beliefs"
10
A combination of garments that do not look good together, especially because of conflicting colours. countable, uncountable
"She was wearing a horrible clash of red and orange."
11
An instance of restarting the game after a "dead ball", where it is dropped between two opposing players, who can fight for possession. countable, uncountable
12
Chatter; gossip; idle talk. Scotland, countable, uncountable
13
A heavy fall (of rain); heavy rain. UK, countable, dialectal, obsolete, possibly, uncountable
"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."

Verb

1
To make a clashing sound. intransitive
"The cymbals clashed."
2
disagree violently wordnet
3
To cause to make a clashing sound. transitive
"Thorfinn clashed his shield against Vallon's and swung his axe to hook Vallon's ankle."
4
crash together with violent impact wordnet
5
To come into violent conflict. intransitive
"Fans from opposing teams clashed on the streets after the game."

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6
be incompatible; be or come into conflict wordnet
7
To argue angrily. intransitive
"My parents often clashed about minor things, such as the cleaning or shopping rota."
8
To face each other in an important game. intransitive
"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."
9
To fail to look good together; to contrast unattractively; to fail to harmonize. intransitive
"You can't wear that shirt! It clashes with your trousers."
10
To coincide, to happen at the same time, thereby rendering it impossible to attend all. intransitive
"I can't come to your wedding because it clashes with a friend's funeral."
11
To chatter or gossip. Scotland, intransitive
12
To play Clash Royale or Clash of Clans. intransitive, slang
"Dude, are we clashing tonight?"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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”).

Etymology 2

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