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splash

UK/splæʃ/ US/ˈsplæʃ/ fairly common informal slang
verb (7) noun (4)

verb

1.

cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force

  • “She splashed the water around her”
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2.

walk through mud or mire

  • “We had to splosh across the wet meadow”
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3.

dash a liquid upon or against

  • “The mother splashed the baby”
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4.

mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered

  • “The mountain was splashed with snow”
5.

make a splashing sound

  • “water was splashing on the floor”
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6.
7.

strike and dash about in a liquid

  • “The boys splashed around in the pool”

noun

1.
2.

a small quantity of something moist or soft

  • “a dab of paint”
  • “a splatter of mud”
Synonyms
3.
4.

Origin

Probably an alteration of plash (compare spatter, spill for the initial s-).

Phrases

  • hull splash
  • make a splash
  • splash about
  • splash and dash
  • splash around
  • splash cup
  • splash cymbal
  • splash dam

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