Definition of "clashes" []

• Plural form of clash. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clash. (verb)

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• "The former Soviet republic has itself reported a series of gunfights this month which it described as clashes with drug trafficking gangs of the Taliban-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan."
• "Some 700 people have been killed in clashes with Islamic militants in Nigeria, a military commander told CNN."
• "With the increase in clashes with police, political pressure forced Rochdale to close in 1975."