splash
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.
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.
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.
splash down. See entry at splashdown.
Origin of splash
1Other words for splash
Other words from splash
- splash·ing·ly, adverb
- un·splashed, adjective
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How to use splash in a sentence
“Stop the presses,” splashes Jill Lepore, Harvard historian and New Yorker staff writer.
Wonder Woman’s Creation Story Is Wilder Than You Could Ever Imagine | Tom Arnold-Forster | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe result is bigger, bolder splashes of color and carefully thought-out works.
Adventures in Miami’s Coolest South Beach Alternative | The Daily Beast | July 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis left carotid artery bursts and bright red blood sprays in a fountain into the air and splashes back on the sidewalk.
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The children could tell that by the pretty splashes of the paint dripping down their sides.
Seven O'Clock Stories | Robert Gordon AndersonThey tilted, plunged slowly, faster and faster—ended in great splashes of fire and sound somewhere in the city below.
Valley of the Croen | Lee TarbellOne by one, the petals from the big daisy fell from the girl's hand, dull splashes of gold against her dress and on the grass.
The Shepherd of the Hills | Harold Bell Wright"I baptize thee," broke the silence, time after time, amid the tiny splashes of falling water.
Tess of the Storm Country | Grace Miller WhiteHe glanced up and saw that the rain was smearing broad splashes on the dingy glass of the windows.
Blow The Man Down | Holman Day
British Dictionary definitions for splash
/ (splæʃ) /
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
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
Origin of splash
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