clash

1 a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells" [syn: clang, clangor, clangour, clangoring, clank, crash]

2 a state of conflict between persons [syn: friction]

3 a state of conflict between colors; "her dress was a disturbing clash of colors"

4 a minor short-term fight [syn: brush, encounter, skirmish]

1 crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed" [syn: collide]

2 be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors clash" [syn: jar, collide]

3 disagree violently; "We clashed over the new farm policies"

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æʃ

Etymology

Of imitative origin.

Noun

1. A loud sound.

Translations

• Finnish: kalske, kalskahdus
• French: fracas, cliquetis
• Swedish: skräll, smäll

Verb

1. to make a loud clash
2. to come into conflict

Translations

*Finnish: kalskahtaa

Clash may refer to:

In music:

• The Clash, an English punk rock band
• The Clash (album), their first album
• Clash (magazine), a British music magazine
• Clash cymbals, a musical instrument
• Clash Records, Dutch reggae and breakcore music producer
• Sound clash, a battle between two bands
• Clash (band), a Thai rock band

In video games:

• Attribute clash, a graphics artifact that afflicts older technology
• Battle Clash, a Super Nintendo game
• Mario Clash, a Nintendo game

Clash may also refer to:

• Clash of Civilizations, a controversial sociological theory advocated by Samuel P. Huntington
• Kevin Clash, puppeteer who performs the muppet Elmo
• Clash!, a 1990 game show
• Clash of the Champions, a National Wrestling Alliance and WCW event

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