clash

Meaning

1. A loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects.
2. A skirmish, a hostile encounter.
3. match; a game between two sides.
4. An angry argument
5. Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc.
6. A combination of garments that do not look good together, especially because of conflicting colours.
7. An instance of restarting the game after a "dead ball", where it is dropped between two opposing players, who can fight for possession.
8. Chatter; gossip; idle talk.

conflict

collision

be against

cross each other

run counter to

bang together

be in disagreement

differ from

grapple with

knock into

loud sound

meet up with

set to

smash-up

strike violently

be in conflict with

disharmonize

be in conflict

crashing sound

fail to harmonize

armed clash

engagment

come into collision

be at odds with

crash into

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/klaʃ/

Onomatopoeic origin. Compare Saterland Frisian klatskje (“to smack, slap”), West Frisian kletse, kletskje, Dutch kletsen (“to smack, slap, clash”), German Low German klattsen, klatsken (“to smack, splash”), German klatschen (“to clap, smack, slap”) and Klatsch (“a clapping sound; the din resulting from two or more things colliding”), Danish klaske (“to clash, splatter”).