clash

[[t]klæʃ[/t]]

v. i.

1) to strike or collide with a loud, harsh, usu. metallic noise:

The cymbals clashed[/ex]

2) to conflict; disagree:

Your ideas often clash with mine[/ex]

3) (of juxtaposed colors) to be offensive to the eye

4) to engage in a physical conflict or contest (often fol. by with)

5) to strike with a loud, harsh, usu. metallic noise:

The tower bell clashed its mournful note[/ex]

6) a loud, harsh, usu. metallic noise, as of a collision

7) a collision, esp. a noisy one

8) a conflict, esp. of views or interests

9) a battle, fight, or skirmish

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Etymology: 1490–1500 imit. clash′er, n. clash′ing•ly, adv.