(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
When people ~, they fight, argue, or disagree with each other. (JOURNALISM)
A group of 400 demonstrators ~ed with police...
Behind the scenes, Parsons ~ed with almost everyone on the show...
The United States and Israel ~ed over demands for a UN investigation into the killings.
V-RECIP: V with n, V with n, pl-n V
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Clash is also a noun.
There have been a number of ~es between police in riot gear and demonstrators.
N-COUNT: oft N between/with n
2.
Beliefs, ideas, or qualities that ~ with each other are very different from each other and therefore are opposed.
Don’t make any policy decisions which ~ with official company thinking...
Here, morality and good sentiments ~ headlong.
V-RECIP: V with n, pl-n V
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Clash is also a noun.
Inside government, there was a ~ of views.
N-COUNT: N of n
3.
If one event ~es with another, the two events happen at the same time so that you cannot attend both of them.
The detective changed his holiday dates when his flight was brought forward and it now ~ed with the trial.
VERB: V with n
4.
If one colour or style ~es with another, the colours or styles look ugly together. You can also say that two colours or styles ~.
The red door ~ed with the soft, natural tones of the stone walls...
So what if the colours ~ed?
V-RECIP: V with n, pl-n V