Clash vs. Crush
Difference Between Clash and Crush
Clashnoun
(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.Crushnoun
A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
Clashnoun
(military) A skirmish, a hostile encounter.
Crushnoun
Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd.
Clashnoun
(sports) a match; a game between two sides.
Crushnoun
A crowd that produces uncomfortable pressure.
a crush at a receptionClashnoun
An angry argument
Crushnoun
A violent crowding.
Clashnoun
Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc.
a clash of beliefsa personality clashCrushnoun
A crowd control barrier.
Clashnoun
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.Crushnoun
An infatuation or affection for someone you are not dating.
I've had a huge crush on her since we met many years ago.Clashnoun
(hurling) An instance of restarting the game after a "dead ball", where it is dropped between two opposing players, who can fight for possession.
Crushnoun
The human object of such infatuation or affection.
Clashnoun
(Scotland) Chatter; gossip; idle talk.
Crushnoun
A standing stock or cage with movable sides used to restrain livestock for safe handling.
Clashverb
(intransitive) To make a clashing sound.
The cymbals clashed.Crushnoun
(dated) A party or festive function.
Clashverb
(transitive) To cause to make a clashing sound.
Crushnoun
(Australia) The process of crushing cane to remove the raw sugar, or the season that this process takes place in.
Clashverb
To come into violent conflict.
Fans from opposing teams clashed on the streets after the game.Crushverb
To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity of it, or to force together into a mass.
to crush grapesClashverb
(intransitive) To argue angrily.
My parents often clashed about minor things, such as the cleaning or shopping rota.Crushverb
To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding
to crush quartzClashverb
To face each other in an important game.
Crushverb
(figurative) To overwhelm by pressure or weight.
After the corruption scandal, the opposition crushed the ruling party in the electionsClashverb
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.Crushverb
To oppress or grievously burden.
Clashverb
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.Crushverb
To overcome completely; to subdue totally.
The sultan's black guard crushed every resistance bloodily.Clashverb
To chatter or gossip.
Crushverb
(intransitive) To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force
an eggshell crushes easilyClashnoun
a loud resonant repeating noise;
he could hear the clang of distant bellsCrushverb
(intransitive) To feel infatuation or unrequited love.
She's crushing on him.Clashnoun
a state of conflict between persons
Crushnoun
leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
Clashnoun
a state of conflict between colors;
her dress was a disturbing clash of colorsCrushnoun
a dense crowd of people
Clashnoun
a minor short-term fight
Crushnoun
temporary love of an adolescent
Clashverb
crash together with violent impact;
The cars collidedTwo meteors clashedCrushnoun
the act of crushing
Clashverb
be incompatible; be or come into conflict;
These colors clashCrushverb
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority;
The government oppresses political activistsClashverb
disagree violently;
We clashed over the new farm policiesCrushverb
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition;
crush an aluminum cansqueeze a lemonCrushverb
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict;
Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championshipWe beat the competitionHarvard defeated Yale in the last football gameCrushverb
break into small pieces;
The car crushed the toyCrushverb
humiliate or depress completely;
She was crushed by his refusal of her invitationThe death of her son smashed herCrushverb
crush or bruise;
jam a toeCrushverb
make ineffective;
Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discriminationCrushverb
become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure;
The plastic bottle crushed against the wall
