clash vs hit

clash and hit both are nouns.

clash and hit both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clash	Yes	No	Yes	No
hit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hit is a hypernym of clash; that is, hit is a word with a broader meaning than clash:

clash: crash together with violent impact
hit: hit against; come into sudden contact with

Other hypernyms of clash include collide with, impinge on, run into, strike.

clash (noun)	hit (noun)
a minor short-term fight	the act of contacting one thing with another
a loud resonant repeating noise	a conspicuous success
a state of conflict between persons	(baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)
a state of conflict between colors	a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
	a connection made via the internet to another website
	a dose of a narcotic drug
	(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

clash (verb)	hit (verb)
disagree violently	pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
crash together with violent impact	make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
be incompatible; be or come into conflict	hit with a missile from a weapon
	hit the intended target or goal
	deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
	hit against; come into sudden contact with
	produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
	cause to move by striking
	affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
	reach a destination, either real or abstract
	drive something violently into a location
	reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
	cause to experience suddenly
	encounter by chance
	kill intentionally and with premeditation

Difference between clash and hit

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