clash vs ring out

clash

noun
  • match; a game between two sides. 

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

  • A skirmish, a hostile encounter. 

  • An angry argument 

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

  • Chatter; gossip; idle talk. 

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

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

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

  • To argue angrily. 

  • To chatter or gossip. 

  • To come into violent conflict. 

  • To make a clashing sound. 

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

  • To face each other in an important game. 

  • To cause to make a clashing sound. 

ring out

noun
  • A win in a fighting game obtained by throwing one's opponent out of the arena. 

verb
  • To sound clearly and loudly. 

  • To eliminate the middlemen in a circular pattern of transactions. 

  • To make a phone call from an internal phone system to a general telephone network number. 

  • To equalize a sound system to eliminate feedback. 

  • To throw (an opponent) out of the arena, thereby winning. 

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