clash

¹clash

verb \ˈklash\

Definition of CLASH

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

— clash·er noun

Examples of CLASH

1. Police and protesters clashed yesterday.
2. The sofa and the chair clash.
3. She ended the song by clashing the cymbals.

Origin of CLASH

imitative

First Known Use: circa 1500

Related to CLASH

Synonyms: collide, conflict, disaccord, discord, jar

Antonyms: accord, blend, conform (to or with), fit, harmonize, match

Related Words: battle, combat, engage, fight, war (against); chafe, gall, grate, jangle; differ, disagree, dissent

Near Antonyms: agree, assent, coincide, concur, correspond

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Rhymes with CLASH

Asch, ash, bash, brash, cache, cash, crash, dash, fash, flash, gash, gnash, hash, lash, mash, pash, plash, rash, sash, slash, smash, splash, stash, thrash, thresh, trash