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clash vs crash

crash vs clash

clash and crash both are nouns.

clash and crash both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
clash Yes No Yes No
crash Yes No Yes No
As nouns, clash and crash are synonyms defined as:
  • clash and crash: a loud resonant repeating noise
Other synonyms of clash include clang, clangor, clangoring, clangour, clank.
As verbs, crash is a hyponym of clash; that is, crash is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clash:
  • clash: crash together with violent impact
  • crash: undergo damage or destruction on impact
Other hyponyms of clash include smash, shock, ram.
clash (noun) crash (noun)
a minor short-term fight the act of colliding with something
a loud resonant repeating noise a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
a state of conflict between persons a loud resonant repeating noise
a state of conflict between colors a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
(computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative
clash (verb) crash (verb)
disagree violently sleep in a convenient place
crash together with violent impact stop operating
be incompatible; be or come into conflict undergo a sudden and severe downturn
undergo damage or destruction on impact
break violently or noisily; smash
cause to crash
hurl or thrust violently
enter uninvited; informal
move with, or as if with, a crashing noise
fall or come down violently
move violently as through a barrier
make a sudden loud sound
occupy, usually uninvited
Difference between clash and crash

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