plash
1 Americannoun
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a gentle splash.
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a pool or puddle.
verb (used with or without object)
verb (used with object)
verb
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of plash1
First recorded before 1000; Middle English plasch “pool, puddle,” Old English plæsc; cognate with Dutch, Low German plas, probably of imitative origin
Origin of plash2
1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French plaissier, derivative of plais hedge < Vulgar Latin *plaxum < ?
Example Sentences
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DJ Fleg will split duties with Poland’s DJ Plash for the women’s competition Friday and the men’s event Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2024
Plash, plash! came from the other side of the boat, and Dick shouted, “Hooray, Taff! here goes for first fish.”
From Menhardoc by Staniland, C.J.
Bedwell Plash is a hamlet 1 mile S.E. from Stevenage.
From Hertfordshire by New, E. H. (Edmund Hort)
It was raining, apparently, but she didn't mind—she would put on stout shoes and walk over to Plash.
From A London Life and Other Tales by James, Henry
Plash, plash, n. a dash of water: a puddle: a shallow pool: a splashing sound: a sudden downpour: a flash.—v.i. to dabble in water: to splash.—v.t. to sprinkle with colouring matter, as a wall.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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