The difference between Clash and Thud

When used as nouns, clash means a loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects, whereas thud means the sound of a dull impact.

When used as verbs, clash means to make a loud clash, whereas thud means to make the sound of a dull impact.


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  1. Clash as a noun (onomatopoeia):

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

    Examples:

    "I heard a clash from the kitchen, and rushed in to find the cat had knocked over some pots and pans."

  2. Clash as a noun (military):

    A skirmish, a hostile encounter.

  3. Clash as a noun (sports):

    a match; a game between two sides.

  4. Clash as a noun:

    An angry argument

  5. Clash as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "a clash of beliefs"

    "a personality clash"

  6. Clash as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "She was wearing a horrible clash of red and orange."

  7. Clash as a noun (hurling):

    An instance of restarting the game after a "dead ball", where it is dropped between two opposing players, who can fight for possession.

  1. Clash as a verb:

    to make a loud clash

    Examples:

    "The plates clashed to the floor."

  2. Clash as a verb:

    to come into violent conflict

    Examples:

    "Fans from opposing teams clashed on the streets after the game."

  3. Clash as a verb (intransitive):

    to argue angrily

    Examples:

    "My parents often clashed about minor things, such as the cleaning or shopping [[rota]]."

  4. Clash as a verb (intransitive, of clothes, decor, colours):

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

    Examples:

    "You can't wear that shirt! It clashes with your trousers."

    "The hotel room was ugly, and the wallpaper clashed with the carpet."

  5. Clash as a verb (intransitive, of events):

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

    Examples:

    "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."

  6. Clash as a verb (intransitive, in games or sports):

    to face each other in an important game.

  1. Thud as a noun:

    The sound of a dull impact.

  2. Thud as a noun (US, military, dated, _, slang):

    Republic jet ground attack fighter.

  1. Thud as a verb:

    To make the sound of a dull impact.

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