Fight vs. Clash — What's the Difference?

Take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons

To collide with a loud, harsh, usually metallic noise

Struggle to overcome, eliminate, or prevent

To meet in violent conflict

A violent confrontation or struggle

To be in opposition or disagreement

To attempt to harm or gain power over an adversary by blows or with weapons.

To create an unpleasant visual impression when placed together

(Sports) To engage in a boxing match or other similar contest.

To strike together with a loud, harsh, metallic noise.

To engage in a quarrel; argue

A loud, harsh noise, such as that made by two metal objects in collision.

To strive vigorously and resolutely, as in trying to overcome something; contend

A violent conflict or confrontation.

To contend with or oppose with violence or in battle.

A disagreement or state of opposition

To wage or carry on (a battle).

An incongruity or unpleasant juxtaposition of different colors or elements.

To contend for, as by combat

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

(Sports) To take part in a boxing match or other similar contest with (an opponent).

A skirmish, a hostile encounter.

To participate in (a boxing match or other similar contest).

(sports) match; a game between two sides.

To cause (a boxer or other contestant) to fight in a match.

An angry argument

To contend with or struggle against

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

To try to prevent the development or success of

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

To try to extinguish (an uncontrolled fire).

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

To make (one's way) by struggle or striving

(Scotland) Chatter; gossip; idle talk.

A confrontation between opposing groups in which each attempts to harm or gain power over the other, as with bodily force or weapons.

(intransitive) To make a clashing sound.

A physical conflict between two or more individuals.

(transitive) To cause to make a clashing sound.

A boxing match.

To come into violent conflict.

A contest in kickboxing, any of the mixed martial arts, or a similar sport.

(intransitive) To argue angrily.

A quarrel or conflict

To face each other in an important game.

A struggle to achieve an objective

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

The power or inclination to fight; pugnacity

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

(intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.

To chatter or gossip.

(reciprocal) To contend in physical conflict with each other, either singly or in war, battle etc.

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

(intransitive) To strive for something; to campaign or contend for success.

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

(transitive) To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare etc.).

To strike noisily against or together.

(transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.

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

(transitive) To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.

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

To cause to fight; to manage or manoeuvre in a fight.

A loud resonant repeating noise;

(intransitive) Of colours or other design elements: to clash; to fail to harmonize.

A state of conflict between persons

An occasion of fighting.

A state of conflict between colors;

(archaic) A battle between opposing armies.

A minor short-term fight

A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.

Crash together with violent impact;

(sports) A boxing or martial arts match.

Be incompatible; be or come into conflict;

A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.

Disagree violently;

(uncountable) The will or ability to fight.

(obsolete) A screen for the combatants in ships; an arming.

To strive or contened for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to contend in arms; - followed by with or against.

To act in opposition to anything; to struggle against; to contend; to strive; to make resistance.

To carry on, or wage, as a conflict, or battle; to win or gain by struggle, as one's way; to sustain by fighting, as a cause.

To contend with in battle; to war against; as, they fought the enemy in two pitched battles; the sloop fought the frigate for three hours.

To cause to fight; to manage or maneuver in a fight; as, to fight cocks; to fight one's ship.

A battle; an engagement; a contest in arms; a combat; a violent conflict or struggle for victory, between individuals or between armies, ships, or navies, etc.

A struggle or contest of any kind.

Strength or disposition for fighting; pugnacity; as, he has a great deal of fight in him.

A screen for the combatants in ships.

The act of fighting; any contest or struggle;

An intense verbal dispute;

A boxing match;

A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war;

An aggressive willingness to compete;

Be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight;

Fight against or resist strongly;

Make a strenuous or labored effort;

Exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for;