[splat-er] 
| 1. | to splash and scatter upon impact: The paint splattered when I dropped the bucket. |
| 2. | an act or instance of splattering. |
| 3. | the quantity splattered: to wipe up a splatter of ketchup on the rug. |
| 4. | characterized by gory imagery: splatter films. |
| splat·ter (splāt'ər) v. splat·tered, splat·ter·ing, splat·ters v. tr. To spatter (something), especially to soil with splashes of liquid. v. intr. To spatter, especially to move or fall so as to cause splashes. n. A splash of liquid. adj. Characterized by gory violence: splatter films. [Perhaps blend of splash and spatter.] |
| Main Entry: | splatter |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See splatter film |
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