clashes

Noun

clash (countable and uncountable, plural clashes)

1. (onomatopoeic) A loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects; a crash.
   • I heard a clash from the kitchen, and rushed in to find the cat had knocked over some pots and pans.
2. A skirmish, a hostile encounter.
   • In Anatolia tensions between state officials (ehl-i örf) and the peasants were strained to breaking point.
     At several places—particularly in the frontier provinces—there were fierce clashes between the janissaries stationed there and the governors. In Aleppo and Damascus incidents were common after...2018, Pál Fodor, The Business of State. Ottoman Finance Administration and Ruling Elites in Transition (1580s–1615) (Studien zur Sprache, Geschichte und Kultur der Turkvölker; 28), Berlin: Klaus...
3. match; a game between two sides.
   • But they ran out of time and inspiration as Les Bleus set up a deserved semi-final clash with Wales.2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France
4. An angry argument.
5. Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc.
   • clash of beliefs
6. A combination of garments that do not look good together, especially because of conflicting colours.
   • She was wearing a horrible clash of red and orange.

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