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Splash

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Noun

1. plash, splash

the sound like water splashing

2. splash, stir

a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event

Example Sentences:
'he made a great splash and then disappeared'

3. dab, splash, splatter

a small quantity of something moist or liquid

Example Sentences:
'a dab of paint'
'a splatter of mud'
'just a splash of whiskey'

4. splash

a patch of bright color

Example Sentences:
'her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color'

5. spatter, spattering, splash, splashing, splattering

the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface

6. splash, splashing

the act of scattering water about haphazardly

Verb

7. splash, splosh, sprinkle

cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force

Example Sentences:
'She splashed the water around her'

8. slop, slosh, splash, splosh, squelch, squish

walk through mud or mire

Example Sentences:
'We had to splosh across the wet meadow'

9. plash, spatter, splash, splatter, splosh, swash

dash a liquid upon or against

Example Sentences:
'The mother splashed the baby's face with water'

10. splash

mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered

Example Sentences:
'The mountain was splashed with snow'

11. slosh, slush, splash, splosh

make a splashing sound

Example Sentences:
'water was splashing on the floor'

12. splash

soil or stain with a splashed liquid

13. splash

strike and dash about in a liquid

Example Sentences:
'The boys splashed around in the pool'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Splash

see synonyms of splash
verb
1. 
to scatter (liquid) about in blobs; spatter
2. 
to descend or cause to descend upon in blobs
he splashed his jacket
3. 
to make (one's way) by or as if by splashing
she splashed through the puddle
4. (transitive)
to print (a story or photograph) prominently in a newspaper
noun
5. 
an instance or sound of splashing
6. 
an amount splashed
7. 
a patch created by or as if by splashing
a splash of colour
8. informal
an extravagant display, usually for effect (esp in the phrase make a splash)
9. 
a small amount of soda water, water, etc, added to an alcoholic drink

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Splash

see synonyms of splash
verb transitive
1. 
to cause (a liquid substance) to scatter and fall in drops or blobs
2. 
to dash or scatter a liquid substance, mud, etc. on, so as to wet or soil
3. 
to cause to splash a liquid
to splash one's feet in puddles
4. 
to make (one's way) by splashing
5. 
to mark or spot by or as by splashing
a glade splashed with sunlight
6. 
to display conspicuously
scandal splashed all over the front page
verb intransitive
7. 
to dash or scatter a liquid substance about
8. 
to fall, strike, or scatter with a splash or splashes
rain splashing against the window
9. 
to move with splashes
noun
10. 
the act or sound of splashing
11. 
a mass of splashed water, mud, etc.
12. 
a spot or mark made by or as by splashing
13. 
a patch of color, light, etc.
14. 
a small amount (of soda water, etc.)
15.  Informal
a conspicuous or ostentatious display

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Splash

see synonyms of splash
v. splashed, splash·ing, splash·es
v.tr.
1. To propel or scatter (a fluid) about in flying masses.
2. To scatter fluid onto (a surface) in flying masses; wet, stain, or soil with flying fluid.
3. To cause (something) to scatter fluid in flying masses: splashed their hands in the water.
4. To make (one's way) with or by the scattering of fluid.
5. To apply patches or spots of a contrasting, usually bright, color to: a floral pattern that was splashed with pink; moonlight splashing the deserted courtyard.
6. To display or publicize very noticeably: Their engagement was splashed all over the tabloids.
v.intr.
1.
a. To cause a fluid to scatter in flying masses: splashed about in the swimming pool.
b. To fall into or move through fluid with this effect: We splashed through the waves.
2.
a. To move, spill, or fly about in scattered masses: Whipped cream splashed onto the counter.
b. To produce a sound or sight associated with this effect.
n.
1. The act or sound of splashing: went for a splash in the lake; heard the splash of the fish being thrown back.
2.
a. A flying mass of fluid.
b. A small amount, especially of a fluid: a splash of liqueur on the cake.
3. A marking produced by or as if by scattered fluid: a splash of light.
4. A great though often short-lived impression; a stir: a publicity splash.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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