clash-n; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: a loud noise

Commentary: CLASH[+event][+acoustic][+noise][+loud]
NOTE: implies the event of hearing a sound

Examples:
The clash of the symbols could be heard above the rest of the orchestra.
There was a great clash of thunder.

Mappings:
PropBank: clash.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: state of disagreement

Commentary: CLASH[+state][+social][+disagreement]
NOTE: does not imply physical fighting (Sense 4)

Examples:
There was a bitter clash in the senate over the proposed health care bill.
Their marriage was strained by their clash of religious viewpoints.
The clash of their personalities made working together difficult.

Mappings:
PropBank: clash.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: a mismatch, usually aesthetic

Commentary: CLASH[+state][+mismatch]
NOTE: refers to unpleasing or conflicting colors, patterns, forms

Examples:
The clash between John's plaid pants and paisley shirt was unflattering.
The yellow drapes created a clash with the softer neutral tones of the room.
A clash in everyone's schedules prevented setting up a meeting this week. (mismatch)

Mappings:
PropBank: clash.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: a physical fight, skirmish

Commentary: CLASH[+event][+confrontation][+fight]
NOTE: refers to a physical confrontation

Examples:
His paintings depict the clash of great armies on battlefields.
The clashes between the two drug gangs have resulted in several deaths.
There were reports of minor clashes with security forces.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 5: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

Examples:

Mappings:
PropBank: NM