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splash
[splash]
verb (used with object)
to wet or soil by dashing masses or particles of water, mud, or the like; spatter.
Don't splash her dress!
to fall upon (something) in scattered masses or particles, as a liquid does.
to cause to appear spattered.
to dash (water, mud, etc.) about in scattered masses or particles.
to make (one's way) with splashing.
He splashed his way across the pool.
Logging., to move (logs) by releasing a body of water from a splash dam.
verb (used without object)
to dash a liquid or semiliquid substance about.
to fall, move, or strike with a splash or splashes.
(of liquid) to dash with force in scattered masses or particles.
noun
the act of splashing.
the sound of splashing.
a quantity of some liquid or semiliquid substance splashed upon or in a thing.
a spot caused by something splashed.
a patch, as of color or light.
Logging.
the act of splashing logs.
water released, as from a splash dam for splashing logs.
a striking show or impression.
verb phrase
splash down., splashdown.
splash
/ splæʃ /
verb
to scatter (liquid) about in blobs; spatter
to descend or cause to descend upon in blobs
he splashed his jacket
to make (one's way) by or as if by splashing
he splashed through the puddle
(tr) to print (a story or photograph) prominently in a newspaper
noun
an instance or sound of splashing
an amount splashed
a patch created by or as if by splashing
a splash of colour
informal, an extravagant display, usually for effect (esp in the phrase make a splash )
a small amount of soda water, water, etc, added to an alcoholic drink
Other Word Forms
- splashingly adverb
- unsplashed adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of splash1
Example Sentences
I prefer Duncan Hines frosting over Pillsbury — it’s tangier — and I fold in about ¼ cup Murray’s Heirloom Apple Butter, a pinch of salt, a splash of vanilla and the zest of an orange.
They employ quite a few mustangs at their guest ranch operation in the town of Bridgeport, including Jethro, a friendly brown fella with a splash of white on his forehead.
Berko said he believed some water might have incidentally splashed on the women as Cruz turned around to tell them to stop recording, but denied intentional wrongdoing.
Straight from my grandmother’s recipe card: melted butter, grainy Dijon, a dollop of mayo, a splash of Worcestershire, garlic and onion powders, a little brown sugar, and a shower of poppy seeds.
Now in its fifth season, it has made a splash debuting on theatrical screens.
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