clash Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a loud resonant repeating noise
    clank; crash; clangour; clangoring; clang; clangor.
    • he could hear the clang of distant bells
  2. noun a state of conflict between persons
    friction.
  3. noun a state of conflict between colors
    • her dress was a disturbing clash of colors
  4. noun a minor short-term fight
    skirmish; encounter; brush.
  5. verb crash together with violent impact
    collide.
    • The cars collided
    • Two meteors clashed
  6. verb be incompatible; be or come into conflict
    jar; collide.
    • These colors clash
  7. verb disagree violently
    • We clashed over the new farm policies

WordNet

Clash intransitive verb
Etymology
Of imitative origin; cf. G. klatschen, Prov. G. kleschen, D. kletsen, Dan. klaske, E. clack.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Clashed ; present participle & verbal noun Clashing
Definitions
  1. To make a noise by striking against something; to dash noisily together.
  2. To meet in opposition; to act in a contrary direction; to come onto collision; to interfere.
    However some of his interests might clash with those of the chief adjacent colony. Palfrey.
Clash transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To strike noisily against or together.
Clash noun
Definitions
  1. A loud noise resulting from collision; a noisy collision of bodies; a collision.
    The roll of cannon and clash of arms. Tennyson.
  2. Opposition; contradiction; as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes, etc.
    Clashes between popes and kings. Denham.

Webster 1913