Clash vs. Crush

Clashnoun

(onomatopoeia) A loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects.

Clashnoun

(military) A skirmish, a hostile encounter.

Clashnoun

(sports) a match; a game between two sides.

Clashnoun

An angry argument

Clashnoun

Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc.

Clashnoun

A combination of garments that do not look good together, especially because of conflicting colours.

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.

Clashnoun

(Scotland) Chatter; gossip; idle talk.

Clashverb

(intransitive) To make a clashing sound.

Clashverb

(transitive) To cause to make a clashing sound.

Clashverb

To come into violent conflict.

Clashverb

(intransitive) To argue angrily.

Clashverb

To face each other in an important game.

Clashverb

To fail to look good together; to contrast unattractively; to fail to harmonize.

Clashverb

To coincide, to happen at the same time, thereby rendering it impossible to attend all.

Clashverb

To chatter or gossip.

Clashverb

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

Clashverb

To meet in opposition; to act in a contrary direction; to come onto collision; to interfere.

Clashverb

To strike noisily against or together.

Clashnoun

A loud noise resulting from collision; a noisy collision of bodies; a collision.

Clashnoun

Opposition; contradiction; as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes, etc.

Clashnoun

a loud resonant repeating noise;

Clashnoun

a state of conflict between persons

Clashnoun

a state of conflict between colors;

Clashnoun

a minor short-term fight

Clashverb

crash together with violent impact;

Clashverb

be incompatible; be or come into conflict;

Clashverb

disagree violently;

Crushnoun

A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.

Crushnoun

Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd.

Crushnoun

A crowd that produces uncomfortable pressure.

Crushnoun

A violent crowding.

Crushnoun

A crowd control barrier.

Crushnoun

An infatuation or affection for someone you are not dating.

Crushnoun

The human object of such infatuation or affection.

Crushnoun

A standing stock or cage with movable sides used to restrain livestock for safe handling.

Crushnoun

(dated) A party or festive function.

Crushnoun

(Australia) The process of crushing cane to remove the raw sugar, or the season that this process takes place in.

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.

Crushverb

To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding

Crushverb

(figurative) To overwhelm by pressure or weight.

Crushverb

To oppress or grievously burden.

Crushverb

To overcome completely; to subdue totally.

Crushverb

(intransitive) To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force

Crushverb

(intransitive) To feel infatuation or unrequited love.

Crushverb

To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mass; as, to crush grapes.

Crushverb

To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute; as, to crush quartz.

Crushverb

To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight.

Crushverb

To oppress or burden grievously.

Crushverb

To overcome completely; to subdue totally.

Crushverb

to subdue or overwhelm (a person) by argument or a cutting remark; to cause (a person) to feel chagrin or humiliation; to squelch.

Crushverb

To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force; as, an eggshell crushes easily.

Crushnoun

A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.

Crushnoun

Violent pressure, as of a crowd; a crowd which produced uncomfortable pressure; as, a crush at a reception.

Crushnoun

leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated

Crushnoun

a dense crowd of people

Crushnoun

temporary love of an adolescent

Crushnoun

the act of crushing

Crushverb

come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority;

Crushverb

to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition;

Crushverb

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict;

Crushverb

break into small pieces;

Crushverb

humiliate or depress completely;

Crushverb

crush or bruise;

Crushverb

make ineffective;

Crushverb

become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure;