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clash · verb

/klæʃ/Full view

clash (FIGHT)

C2 I to fight or argue

Dictionary examples:

Government troops clashed with rebel soldiers.

Many young people clash with their parents over what time they must be home at night.

Learner example:

From the very beginning their two characters clashed and the relationship had only been deteriorating. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Dutch)

clash (COLOR)

C2 I If colors or styles clash, they do not look good together.

Dictionary example:

You can't wear pink lipstick - it clashes with your dress.

Learner example:

She wore lemon green trousers and a pink top and she didn't seem to mind that those colors clashed. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Danish)

clash (EVENT)

C2 I If two events clash, they happen at the same time so that you cannot go to them both.

Dictionary example:

Emma's party clashes with my brother's wedding.

clash · noun C

/klæʃ/

clash (FIGHT)

C2 a fight or argument

Dictionary example:

There were violent clashes between the police and demonstrators.

Learner example:

Firstly, it has to be considered that Things fall apart is set in [the] 1890s and it portrays the clash between white colonialists and the indigenous Igbo people. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Italian)

clash (DIFFERENCE)

C2 when ideas or qualities are very different, and this causes problems

Dictionary example:

a clash of personalities

Learner example:

Since people's material interests are similar, having competitiveness as the only measurement for personal virtue only creates an endless competition that eventually will lead to a clash of interests. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Japanese)