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Clash

To make a noise by striking against something; to dash noisily together.

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Broader term 11

Combat 76% connected

To struggle or contend, as with an opposing force; to fight.

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Conflict 76% connected

A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves.

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Differ 76% connected

To be or stand apart; to disagree; to be unlike; to be distinguished; -- with from.

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Disagree 76% connected

To fail to accord; not to agree; to lack harmony; to differ; to be unlike; to be at variance.

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Dissent 76% connected

To differ in opinion; to be of unlike or contrary sentiment; to disagree; -- followed by from.

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Fight 76% connected

To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to…

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Fighting 76% connected

of Fight

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Hit 76% connected

It.

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Noise 76% connected

Sound of any kind.

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Scrap 76% connected

Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.

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Strike 76% connected

To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or with an instrument; to smite; to give a blow to, either with the hand or with any instrument…

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Contretemps 76% connected

An unexpected and untoward accident; something inopportune or embarrassing; a hitch.

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Manner of action 4

Crash 76% connected

To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence.

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Ram 76% connected

The male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of England a ram is called a tup.

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Shock 76% connected

A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in number from twelve to sixteen; a stoo…

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Smash 76% connected

To break in pieces by violence; to dash to pieces; to crush.

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Collision 74% connected

The act of striking together; a striking together, as of two hard bodies; a violent meeting, as of railroad trains; a clashing.

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Collision 74% connected

The act of striking together; a striking together, as of two hard bodies; a violent meeting, as of railroad trains; a clashing.

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Synonym 9

Brush 92% connected

An instrument composed of bristles, or other like material, set in a suitable back or handle, as of wood, bone, or ivory, and used for various purpos…

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Clang 92% connected

To strike together so as to produce a ringing metallic sound.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Clangor 92% connected

A sharp, harsh, ringing sound.

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Clank 92% connected

A sharp, brief, ringing sound, made by a collision of metallic or other sonorous bodies; -- usually expressing a duller or less resounding sound than…

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Collide 92% connected

To strike or dash against each other; to come into collision; to clash; as, the vessels collided; their interests collided.

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Crash 92% connected

To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence.

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Encounter 92% connected

To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in opposition or with hostile in…

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Jar 92% connected

A turn. [Only in phrase.]

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Skirmish 92% connected

To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.

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