(onomatopoeia) A loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects.
I heard a clash from the kitchen, and rushed in to find the cat had knocked over some pots and pans.
A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
The piece ended in a crescendo, building up to a crash of cymbals.
After the lightning came the crash of thunder.
(military) A skirmish, a hostile encounter.
An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.
She broke two bones in her body in a car crash.
Nobody survived the plane crash
(sports) a match; a game between two sides.
(computing) A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.
My computer had a crash so I had to reboot it.
An angry argument
A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
the stock market crash
Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc.
a clash of beliefs
a personality clash
A comedown of a drug.
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.
A group of rhinoceroses.
(hurling) An instance of restarting the game after a "dead ball", where it is dropped between two opposing players, who can fight for possession.
dysphoria
(Scotland) Chatter; gossip; idle talk.
(fibre) A type of rough linen.
(intransitive) To make a clashing sound.
The cymbals clashed.
Quick, fast, intensive, impromptu.
crash course
crash diet
(transitive) To cause to make a clashing sound.
(transitive) To collide with something destructively, fall or come down violently.
To come into violent conflict.
Fans from opposing teams clashed on the streets after the game.
(transitive) To severely damage or destroy something by causing it to collide with something else.
I'm sorry for crashing the bike into a wall. I'll pay for repairs.
(intransitive) To argue angrily.
My parents often clashed about minor things, such as the cleaning or shopping rota.
(via gatecrash) To attend a social event without invitation, usually with unfavorable intentions.
We weren't invited to the party so we decided to crash it.
To face each other in an important game.
To accelerate a project or a task or its schedule by devoting more resources to it.
To fail to look good together; to contrast unattractively; to fail to harmonize.
You can't wear that shirt! It clashes with your trousers.
The hotel room was ugly, and the wallpaper clashed with the carpet.
To make or experience informal temporary living arrangements, especially overnight.
Hey dude, can I crash at your pad?
To coincide, to happen at the same time, thereby rendering it impossible to attend all.
I can't come to your wedding because it clashes with a friend's funeral.
I wanted to take German, but it clashed with art on the timetable.
(slang) To give, as a favor.
To chatter or gossip.
(slang) To lie down for a long rest, sleep or nap, as from tiredness or exhaustion.
a loud resonant repeating noise;
he could hear the clang of distant bells
To terminate extraordinarily.
If the system crashes again, we'll have it fixed in the computer shop.
a state of conflict between persons
To cause to terminate extraordinarily.
Double-clicking this icon crashes the desktop.
a state of conflict between colors;
her dress was a disturbing clash of colors
(intransitive) To experience a period of depression and/or lethargy after a period of euphoria, as after the euphoric effect of a psychotropic drug has dissipated.
a minor short-term fight
(transitive) To hit or strike with force
crash together with violent impact;
The cars collided
Two meteors clashed
To take a sudden and severe turn for the worse; to rapidly deteriorate.
be incompatible; be or come into conflict;
These colors clash
To make a sudden loud noise.
Thunder crashed directly overhead.
disagree violently;
We clashed over the new farm policies
a loud resonant repeating noise;
he could hear the clang of distant bells
a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles);
they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane
a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
the act of colliding with something;
his crash through the window
the fullback's smash into the defensive line
(computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative;
the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since
fall or come down violently;
The branch crashed down on my car
The plane crashed in the sea
move with, or as if with, a crashing noise;
The car crashed through the glass door
undergo damage or destruction on impact;
the plane crashed into the ocean
The car crashed into the lamp post
move violently as through a barrier;
The terrorists crashed the gate
break violently or noisily; smash;
occupy, usually uninvited;
My son's friends crashed our house last weekend
enter uninvited; informal;
let's crash the party!
cause to crash;
The terrorists crashed the car into the gate of the palace
hurl or thrust violently;
He dashed the plate against the wall
Waves were dashing against the rock
undergo a sudden and severe downturn;
the economy crashed
will the stock market crash again?
stop operating;
My computer crashed last night
The system goes down at least once a week
sleep in a convenient place;
You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable
