clasher.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 a a loud jarring sound as of metal objects being struck together. b a collision, esp. with force.
2 a a conflict or disagreement. b a discord of colours etc.

--v.

1 a intr. make a clashing sound. b tr. cause to clash.
2 intr. collide; coincide awkwardly.
3 intr. (often foll. by with) a come into conflict or be at variance. b (of colours) be discordant.

clasher n. [imit.: cf. clack, clang, crack, crash]

clasher.html - See: HIGH-CLASS, SECOND CLASS.

clasher.html - adjective and noun (People and Society) adjective: Discriminating against a person or group of people because of their social class; class-prejudiced. noun : A person who holds class prejudices or advocates class discrimination. Etymology: Formed by adding the suffix -ist (as in racist and sexist) to class; the corresponding -ism (classism) is a much older word, going back to the middle of the nineteenth century. History and Usage: This word belongs to the debate about social attitudes and motivations which resulted from the feminist movement of the second half of the seventies. The user called another participant in the conversation 'a classist' for arguing that (particular) middle class values and behaviors were superior. American Speech Summer 1988, p. 183

clasher.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 a a loud jarring sound as of metal objects being struck together. b a collision, esp. with force.
2 a a conflict or disagreement. b a discord of colours etc.

--v.

1 a intr. make a clashing sound. b tr. cause to clash.
2 intr. collide; coincide awkwardly.
3 intr. (often foll. by with) a come into conflict or be at variance. b (of colours) be discordant.

clasher n. [imit.: cf. clack, clang, crack, crash]

clasher.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 a a device with interlocking parts for fastening. b a buckle or brooch. c a metal fastening on a book-cover.
2 a an embrace; a person's reach. b a grasp or handshake.
3 a bar of silver on a medal-ribbon with the name of the battle etc. at which the wearer was present.

--v.

1 tr. fasten with or as with a clasp.
2 tr. a grasp, hold closely. b embrace, encircle.
3 intr. fasten a clasp.

clasp hands shake hands with fervour or affection. clasp one's hands interlace one's fingers. clasp-knife a folding knife, usu. with a catch holding the blade when open.

clasper n. [ME: orig. unkn.]

clasher.html - n.
(in pl.) the appendages of some male fish and insects used to hold the female in copulation.