CLASH
What does "CLASH" mean?
To come into violent conflict or collide, often with a loud metallic sound.
Meanings
- To meet in violent confrontation or open conflict. Protesters clashed with police outside the parliament building.
- To be incompatible or disagree, especially in colour or opinion. That orange tie clashes with your purple shirt.
- To strike together with a loud, harsh, ringing noise. The cymbals clashed at the climax of the symphony.
- A violent confrontation or collision. The border clash left dozens wounded.
- A loud, discordant noise of metal striking metal. She woke to the clash of pots in the kitchen.
Word origin
An English imitative (onomatopoeic) coinage of the 16th century, formed on the model of 'clap' and 'crash' to echo the sound of a sudden collision.
Remember it
CLASH packs a 'lash' inside it - two forces lashing into each other.
A little poem
Two armies of cloud-
lightning, then the long bright clash
of rain on the roof.
haiku
Wordplay
- My calendar and my social life had a clash - turns out they were never on speaking terms.
What it teaches
A clash is just two truths refusing to share the same small room.
Quick facts
What does CLASH mean?
To come into violent conflict or collide, often with a loud metallic sound.
Is CLASH a valid word?
Yes — CLASH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CLASH?
CLASH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does CLASH come from?
An English imitative (onomatopoeic) coinage of the 16th century, formed on the model of 'clap' and 'crash' to echo the sound of a sudden collision.
What can CLASH teach us?
A clash is just two truths refusing to share the same small room.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.