English noun: clash | |||
1. | clash (event) a loud resonant repeating noise | ||
Samples | He could hear the clang of distant bells. | ||
Synonyms | clang, clangor, clangoring, clangour, clank, crash | ||
Broader (hypernym) | noise | ||
2. | clash (state) a state of conflict between persons | ||
Synonyms | friction | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conflict | ||
3. | clash (state) a state of conflict between colors | ||
Samples | Her dress was a disturbing clash of colors. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conflict | ||
4. | clash (act) a minor short-term fight | ||
Synonyms | brush, encounter, skirmish | ||
Broader (hypernym) | combat, fight, fighting, scrap | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | contretemps | ||
English verb: clash | |||
1. | clash (contact) crash together with violent impact | ||
Samples | The cars collided. Two meteors clashed. | ||
Synonyms | collide | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | crash, ram, shock, smash | ||
2. | clash (stative) be incompatible; be or come into conflict | ||
Samples | These colors clash. | ||
Synonyms | collide, jar | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conflict | ||
3. | clash (communication) disagree violently | ||
Samples | We clashed over the new farm policies. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s on something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | differ, disagree, dissent, take issue | ||