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clash

1 of 2

verb

clashed; clashing; clashes

intransitive verb

1
: to make a clash
cymbals clashed
2
: to come into conflict
where ignorant armies clash by night Matthew Arnold
also : to be incompatible
the colors clashed

transitive verb

: to cause to clash
clasher noun

clash

2 of 2

noun

1
: a noisy usually metallic sound of collision
2
a
: a hostile encounter : skirmish
b
: a sharp conflict
a clash of opinions

Example Sentences

Verb Police and protesters clashed yesterday. The sofa and the chair clash. She ended the song by clashing the cymbals. Noun Hundreds were killed in ethnic clashes in the region last month. a clash between rival gangs that resulted in some serious injuries
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The tiny village is made up of a handful of white and pastel-colored huts covered in prickly pears and bright red bougainvilleas that clash with its jet black rocks. Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 11 Aug. 2022 That doesn’t necessarily clash with the high aging rates that Colchero and da Silva found in two specific wild populations. Wired, 19 July 2022 Habeck, one of Europe’s most influential Green politicians, has taken measures that directly clash with the emission-curbing commitments made by European Union member states. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 18 July 2022 Until reality comes crashing in: with fire and fog, and swordplay, and fits of emotion that clash against the stark, crisp beauty of its images. K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2022 The move comes as Moscow and the West clash over the Kremlin's war in Ukraine, and casts new doubt over the future of global collaboration in space. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 26 July 2022 Protesters and California Highway Patrol officers clash at People's Park in Berkeley, California, on Aug. 3, 2022. CBS News, 3 Aug. 2022 Smart, stylish, and about as warm as a sea of icebergs, the Sparrows immediately clash with the Umbrellas in a violent face-off that turns out to be the least of everyone’s concerns. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 19 June 2022 The colors clash with the home and are frequently made with materials that are teeming with toxic chemicals, such as PVC/vinyl, BPA, and Phthalates. Tiffany Leigh, Forbes, 8 June 2022
Noun
But when those two-shot players face defensive-minded players, that’s a recipe for a culture clash. Chris Gorski, Popular Mechanics, 2 Sep. 2022 While code breaking is as old as sport itself, the intrusion of tech into what for more than a century had been a languid, pastoral game has precipitated an intense culture clash. New York Times, 6 Aug. 2022 Screenwriters Ken Cheng and Kate Angelo have fun portraying the culture clash between the older Filipino immigrants and their first and second-generation Filipino American offspring. Joey Morona, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2022 In situations where a new technology leader is being appointed, there can also be challenges, Mr. Howard said, especially when there is a culture clash or the appointee is coming from a very different industry. Isabelle Bousquette, WSJ, 8 July 2022 Occasionally, the script dips into the culture clash between the Cuban-American and Mexican families. Amy Nicholson, Variety, 14 June 2022 What follows is a hilarious culture clash comedy-adventure as the couple desperately try any and everything to get back home. Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 May 2022 WarnerMedia veterans have been bracing for a culture clash in a company that has had four CEOs in four years. Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2022 The shifting focus transforms the story from a close examination of one woman’s life in a particular historical context into a more contemporary culture-clash narrative. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

imitative

First Known Use

Verb

circa 1500, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of clash was circa 1500

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