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clash

 
 
/klæʃ/ verb

Definition

FIGHT [I] to fight or argue: Government troops clashed with rebel soldiers. Many young people clash with their parents over what time they must be home at night.
COLOUR [I] If colours or styles clash, they do not look good together: You can't wear pink lipstick - it clashes with your dress.
EVENT [I] UK If two events clash, they happen at the same time so that you cannot go to them both: Emma's party clashes with my brother's wedding.
NOISE [I, T] to make a loud noise by hitting metal objects together
(Definition of clash verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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