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noun

Clash n.

A loud noise resulting from collision; a noisy collision of bodies; a collision. "The roll of cannon and clash of arms."

Opposition; contradiction; as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes, etc. "Clashes between popes and kings."

verb

Clash v. t. To strike noisily against or together.

Clash v. i. (past & past part. clashed; pres. part. clashing)

To make a noise by striking against something; to dash noisily together.

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."

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Etymology of 'Clash'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Clash" Quotes from Famous Books

... a short scuffle, a sharp clash of arms. But these came from Lord Farquhart's friends. Lord Farquhart himself stood as though stunned. He walked away as though he were in a dream, and not until he was safely housed under bolt and bar in the sheriff's lodge ...

— Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 • Various

... down and out into the yard. Off on the distant meadow of Oak Farm, which had been turned into a battlefield for the time being, were two hostile armies. The two regiments of cavalry were to meet in a final clash that was to end the war. There was to be the firing of many rifles and cannon. There were to be charges and countercharges. Men would fall from their horses shot dead. Certain horses, trained for the work, would stumble and fall, going down with those who rode them, the men having ...

— The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays - Or, The Sham Battles at Oak Farm • Laura Lee Hope

... enter upon explanations to the simple extent of direct replies to direct charges. The stake was Pauline herself. On her account he was prepared to push prudence to the limit of his own humiliation, and to make every concession that would not directly clash with his loyalty ...

— The Bastonnais - Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775-76 • John Lesperance

... Shocks, and the splintering spear, the hard mail hewn, Shield-breakings, and the clash of brands, the crash Of battle-axes on shatter's [shatter'd?] helms, and shrieks After the Christ, of those who falling down Look'd up for heaven, and ...

— A Hero and Some Other Folks • William A. Quayle

... life as dearly as he could. For an hour his fate trembled in the balance. At times there were lulls in the tumult, while a few voices only, raised in furious argument, were heard. Then the crowd joined in again and the yells became deafening, and every moment Edgar expected to hear the clash of weapons, and to see the little party to which he belonged driven headlong into the house followed by the Mahdi's men. But he had before witnessed many Arab disputes, and knew that however furious the words and gestures might be they comparatively seldom ...

— The Dash for Khartoum - A Tale of Nile Expedition • George Alfred Henty

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