n. 25B6; noun
clashes between armed gangs : CONFRONTATION, skirmish, fight, battle, engagement, encounter, conflict.
an angry clash : ARGUMENT, altercation, confrontation, shouting match; contretemps, quarrel, disagreement, dispute; informal run-in, slanging match.
a clash of tweeds and a striped shirt : MISMATCH, discordance, discord, lack of harmony.
a clash of dates : COINCIDENCE, concurrence; conflict.
the clash of cymbals : STRIKING, bang, clang, crash.
25B6; verb
protesters clashed with police : FIGHT, skirmish, contend, come to blows, come into conflict; do battle.
the prime minister clashed with union leaders : DISAGREE, differ, wrangle, dispute, cross swords, lock horns, be at loggerheads.
her red coat clashed with her hair : BE INCOMPATIBLE, not match, not go, be discordant.
the dates clash : CONFLICT, coincide, occur simultaneously.
she clashed the cymbals together : BANG, strike, clang, crash.