Smash, crash, clash, hash

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English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #36 "Go for it", question 1

I'm sorry that looks awful — those two colours ..........

(a) smash
(b) crash
(c) clash
(d) hash

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #36 "Go for it", answer 1

I'm sorry that looks awful — those two colours clash.

Correct answer: (c) clash

Your answer was: incorrect
I'm sorry that looks awful — those two colours smash.
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Would you mind explaining the meaning of the four words?

Thanks a lot in advance

Stone

[Mister Micawber]

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(a) smash --

# verb: hit violently (Example: "She smashed her car against the guard rail")
# verb: break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow (Example: "The window smashed")
# verb: break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over (Example: "Smash a plate")
# verb: overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful) (Example: "The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off")
# verb: hit hard (Example: "He smashed a 3-run homer")
# verb: collide or strike violently and suddenly (Example: "The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail")
# verb: hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
# verb: humiliate or depress completely (Example: "The death of her son smashed her")
# verb: damage or destroy as if by violence

(b) crash--

# verb: move with, or as if with, a crashing noise (Example: "The car crashed through the glass door")
# verb: occupy, usually uninvited (Example: "My son's friends crashed our house last weekend")
# verb: stop operating (Example: "My computer crashed last night")
# verb: undergo a sudden and severe downturn (Example: "The economy crashed")
# verb: hurl or thrust violently
# verb: undergo damage or destruction on impact (Example: "The plane crashed into the ocean")
# verb: break violently or noisily; smash;
# verb: cause to crash (Example: "The terrorists crashed the car into the gate of the palace")
# verb: fall or come down violently (Example: "The branch crashed down on my car")
# verb: move violently as through a barrier (Example: "The terrorists crashed the gate")
# verb: enter uninvited; informal (Example: "Let's crash the party!")
# verb: sleep in a convenient place (Example: "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable")

(c) clash--

# verb: be incompatible; be or come into conflict (Example: "These colors clash")
# verb: disagree violently (Example: "We clashed over the new farm policies")
# verb: crash together with violent impact (Example: "Two meteors clashed")

(d) hash--

verb: chop up (Example: "Hash the potatoes")
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