Clash - English meaning

verb

Take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force.

Usage examples:

In february the germans attacked verdun

noun

An aggressive and violent act against a person or place.

Usage examples:

He was killed in an attack on a checkpoint

verb

An offensive against an enemy

noun

A sudden loud, sharp noise.

Usage examples:

The door slammed with a bang

verb

Strike or put down (something) forcefully and noisily.

Usage examples:

He began to bang the table with his fist

adverb

Exactly.

Usage examples:

The train arrived bang on time

noun

A sustained fight between large organized armed forces.

Usage examples:

The battle lasted for several hours

verb

Struggle tenaciously to achieve or resist something.

Usage examples:

He has been battling against the illness

noun

A fight between armed forces

Usage examples:

The battle of the somme, her only brother was killed in battle (= while fighting).

noun

An implement with a handle and a block of bristles, hair, or wire, used especially for cleaning, applying a liquid or powder to a surface, or arranging the hair.

Usage examples:

A shaving brush

verb

Remove (dust or dirt) by sweeping or scrubbing.

Usage examples:

We'll be able to brush the mud off easily

noun

Undergrowth, small trees, and shrubs.

Usage examples:

Trees and brush alongside the fields and channels are home to birds and other wildlife

noun

A loud, resonant metallic sound or series of sounds.

Usage examples:

The steel door slammed shut with a clang

verb

Make or cause to make a clang.

Usage examples:

The bell of a fire engine clanged

verb

To make a loud deep ringing sound like that of metal being hit, or to cause something to make this sound

Usage examples:

He woke up to hear the sound of bells clanging in the distance., [ + obj + adj ] she clanged the m…

noun

A continuous loud banging or ringing sound.

Usage examples:

He went deaf because of the clangour of the steam hammers

noun

The continuous loud noise of something, especially something made of metal, being hit or rung

Usage examples:

His music often evokes the pealing or clangour of bells.

noun

A loud, sharp sound or series of sounds, as made by pieces of metal being struck together.

Usage examples:

The groan and clank of a winch

verb

Make or cause to make a clank.

Usage examples:

I could hear the chain clanking

verb

To make a short, loud sound like that of metal objects hitting each other, or to cause something to make such a sound

Usage examples:

[ i ] ray’s van clanked down the driveway., the clank of silverware on plates

noun

A continuous rattling sound as of hard objects falling or striking each other.

Usage examples:

The horse spun round with a clatter of hooves

verb

Make or cause to make a continuous rattling sound.

Usage examples:

Her coffee cup clattered in the saucer

verb

To make loud noises, or to hit hard objects against each other

Usage examples:

[ t ] don’t clatter the pots and pans – you’ll wake the baby up., she could hear the clatter of hor…

noun

An instance of one moving object or person striking violently against another.

Usage examples:

A mid-air collision between two aircraft

noun

The violent coming together of two or more moving objects, such as vehicles

Usage examples:

The collision involved a pickup truck and a car .

noun

An accident in which two vehicles hit each other

Usage examples:

Injuries from rear-end collisions were down, which could mean more than $45 million saved on accide…

idiom

To have a physical fight or a serious argument with someone

Usage examples:

Demonstrators nearly came to blows with the police during the march., do you think the two countrie…

noun

A serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.

Usage examples:

The eternal conflict between the sexes

verb

Be incompatible or at variance; clash.

Usage examples:

Parents' and children's interests sometimes conflict

noun

An active disagreement, as between opposing opinions or needs

Usage examples:

[ c ] conflicts between parents and children become more frequent when the children become teenager…

verb

Come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent.

Usage examples:

He confronted the robbers as they were trying to leave

verb

To face, meet, or deal with a difficult situation or person

Usage examples:

As she left the court, she was confronted by angry crowds who tried to block her way., it's an issu…

noun

A hostile or argumentative situation or meeting between opposing parties.

Usage examples:

A confrontation with the legislature

noun

An argument or fight

Usage examples:

[ c ] i had a confrontation this morning with my boss., his confrontational style often angers peop…

noun

A situation in which people or groups with opposing ideas or opinions disagree angrily

Usage examples:

Confrontation between sb and sb the agreement ended a potentially serious confrontation between man…

verb

Struggle to surmount (a difficulty).

Usage examples:

She had to contend with his uncertain temper

verb

To compete in order to win something or to achieve a position of leadership

Usage examples:

The top tennis players in the world are contending for this title., [ + that clause ] i contend tha…

verb

To compete in order to win something

Usage examples:

Contend for there are three world-class tennis players contending for this title., contend against …

verb

(of a vehicle) collide violently with an obstacle or another vehicle.

Usage examples:

A racing car had crashed, wrecking a safety barrier

noun

A violent collision, typically of one vehicle with another or with an object.

Usage examples:

A car crash

adjective

Done rapidly or urgently and involving a concentrated effort.

Usage examples:

A crash course in italian

noun

Disagreement between people.

Usage examples:

A prosperous family who showed no signs of discord

verb

(of people) disagree.

Usage examples:

We discorded commonly on two points

noun

A lack of agreement or feeling of trust between people

Usage examples:

The plan to build the highway created discord in our community.

noun

Lack of agreement or consistency.

Usage examples:

The discordance between sales and evidence should be a focus

noun

An unpleasant sound or combination of sounds

Usage examples:

The third movement failed to impress me and came close to discordance in my ears., "there is no dis…

noun

A disagreement, or the quality of not being in agreement with something or someone else

Usage examples:

Discordance between "there is no discordance between this report and the president's position on cl…

verb

Unexpectedly be faced with or experience (something hostile or difficult).

Usage examples:

We have encountered one small problem

noun

An unexpected or casual meeting with someone or something.

Usage examples:

She felt totally unnerved by the encounter

verb

To meet someone unexpectedly, or to experience, esp. something unpleasant

Usage examples:

In the kitchen i encountered a woman i had never seen before., he was shocked by the hostility he e…

verb

Occupy or attract (someone's interest or attention).

Usage examples:

He ploughed on, trying to outline his plans and engage sutton's attention

adjective

(of a writer or artist) committed to a particular aim or cause.

Usage examples:

He was determined that his writing and thinking should be engagé

verb

Consume all of one's attention or time

noun

A formal agreement to get married.

Usage examples:

She'd broken off her engagement to paul

noun

An arrangement to do something or meet someone at a particular time and place

Usage examples:

We have a dinner engagement thursday., the dance theatre of harlem began a two-week engagement at t…

noun

An arrangement to do something, or to be somewhere

Usage examples:

A speaking/public engagement he is currently out of town on a speaking engagement., a prior/previou…

verb

Take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons.

Usage examples:

The men were fighting

noun

A violent confrontation or struggle.

Usage examples:

He'd got into a fight with some bouncers outside a club

verb

Be engaged in a contest or struggle

noun

The action of fighting; violence or conflict.

Usage examples:

Terrible fighting broke out in the streets

adjective

Displaying or engaging in violence, combat, or aggression.

Usage examples:

He was a fighting man

verb

Take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons.

Usage examples:

The men were fighting

verb

Engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle.

Usage examples:

Passers-by grappled with the man after the knife attack

noun

An act of grappling.

Usage examples:

Over 40 separate maneuvers are available to the hulk via his combat system, which consists of a num…

verb

Work hard to come to terms with or deal with something

noun

Hostile behaviour; unfriendliness or opposition.

Usage examples:

Their hostility to all outsiders

phrase

Fighting in a war

Usage examples:

Hostilities begin/break out hostilities began/broke out just after midnight., suspend hostilities h…

noun

An instance of something happening; an event or occurrence.

Usage examples:

Several amusing incidents

adjective

Liable to happen because of; resulting from.

Usage examples:

The changes incident to economic development

noun

An event that is either unpleasant or unusual

Usage examples:

An isolated/serious/unfortunate incident, a youth was seriously injured in a shooting incident on s…

noun

The condition of two things being so different in nature as to be incapable of coexisting.

Usage examples:

Genetic incompatibility

noun

The fact that two things are so different that they cannot both happen, be correct, or be accepted at the same time

Usage examples:

Incompatibility between sth (and sth) in design, there seems to be an inherent incompatibility betw…

noun

The state of not being able to exist or work with another person or thing because of basic differences

Usage examples:

An incompatibility problem prevents the two pieces of software from being used together., they stop…

noun

A wide-mouthed cylindrical container made of glass or pottery and typically having a lid, used especially for storing food.

Usage examples:

A large storage jar

verb

Send a painful or damaging shock through (something, especially a part of the body).

Usage examples:

He jarred the knee in training

noun

A physical shock or jolt.

Usage examples:

The train stopped without the slightest jar

adjective

Incongruous in a striking or shocking way; clashing.

Usage examples:

The telephone struck a jarring note in those renaissance surroundings

verb

Send a painful or damaging shock through (something, especially a part of the body).

Usage examples:

He jarred the knee in training

adjective

Different from surrounding or usual things, or disagreeing with others, and therefore surprising or upsetting

Usage examples:

A jarring succession of images, the band took a new, if jarring, approach to this music.

noun

A failure to correspond or match; a discrepancy.

Usage examples:

A huge mismatch between supply and demand

verb

Match (people or things) unsuitably or incorrectly.

Usage examples:

Designers throw in big furniture pieces that are deliberately mismatched with the existing ones to …

verb

To put together people or things that are unsuitable for each other

Usage examples:

I always thought chris and monique were mismatched, so i wasn't surprised when they got divorced., …

noun

A chance meeting with someone.

Usage examples:

I was so well pleased with this rencounter that i forgot my resentment

verb

Meet by chance.

Usage examples:

I wonder who those fellows were we rencountered last night

noun

An episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting, especially between small or outlying parts of armies or fleets.

Usage examples:

The unit was caught in several skirmishes and the commanding officer was killed

verb

Engage in a skirmish.

Usage examples:

The two powers have fought three major wars and have skirmished continually

verb

Violently break (something) into pieces.

Usage examples:

The thief smashed a window to get into the car

noun

An act or sound of something smashing.

Usage examples:

He heard the smash of glass

adverb

With a sudden, violent shattering.

Usage examples:

They were together for an instant, and then smash it was all gone

verb

Hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement.

Usage examples:

He raised his hand, as if to strike me

noun

A refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer.

Usage examples:

Dockers voted for an all-out strike

verb

Deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

adjective

Attracting attention by reason of being unusual, extreme, or prominent.

Usage examples:

The murder bore a striking similarity to an earlier shooting

noun

The action of striking.

Usage examples:

Substantial damage was caused by the striking of a submerged object

verb

Hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement.

Usage examples:

He raised his hand, as if to strike me

noun

A state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country.

Usage examples:

Japan declared war on germany

verb

Engage in a war.

Usage examples:

Small states warred against each another

noun

Armed fighting between two or more countries or groups, or a particular example of such fighting

Usage examples:

[ c ] can any country fight two wars at the same time?, [ u ] war is something to avoid., [ u ] sev…

adjective

(of two or more people or groups) in conflict with each other.

Usage examples:

Warring factions

verb

Engage in a war.

Usage examples:

Small states warred against each another

adjective

See at war.

Usage examples:

Warring groups roamed the countryside, making travel very dangerous., warring camps inside the repu…