clash

clash
I. verb Etymology: imitative Date: circa 1500 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 II. noun Date: 1513 1. a noisy usually metallic sound of collision 2. a. a hostile encounter ; skirmish b. a sharp conflict <
a clash of opinions
>

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