Definitions for splash



Overview of noun splash

The noun splash has 6 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) splash, plash

(the sound like water splashing)

2. stir, splash

(a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared")

3. dab, splash, splatter

(a small quantity of something moist or liquid; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"; "just a splash of whiskey")

4. splash

(a patch of bright color; "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)


Overview of verb splash

The verb splash has 7 senses? (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (2) sprinkle, splash, splosh

(cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her")

2. (1) squelch, squish, splash, splosh, slosh, slop

(walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow")

3. (1) spatter, splatter, plash, splash, splosh, swash

(dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water")

4. (1) splash

(mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered; "The mountain was splashed with snow")

5. splash, splosh, slosh, slush

(make a splashing sound; "water was splashing on the floor")

6. splash

(soil or stain with a splashed liquid)

7. splash

(strike and dash about in a liquid; "The boys splashed around in the pool")

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