[syn: splash, splosh, slosh, slush]
6. soil or stain with a splashed liquid;
7. strike and dash about in a liquid;
- Example: "The boys splashed around in the pool"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Splash \Splash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Splashed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Splashing.] [Akin to plash.]
1. To strike and dash about, as water, mud, etc.; to plash.
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2. To spatter water, mud, etc., upon; to wet.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Splash \Splash\, v. i.
To strike and dash about water, mud, etc.; to dash in such a
way as to spatter.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Splash \Splash\, n.
1. Water, or water and dirt, thrown upon anything, or thrown
from a puddle or the like; also, a spot or daub, as of
matter which wets or disfigures.
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2. A noise made by striking upon or in a liquid.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
splash
n 1: the sound like water splashing [syn: splash, plash]
2: a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he
made a great splash and then disappeared" [syn: stir,
splash]
3: a small quantity of something moist or liquid; "a dab of
paint"; "a splatter of mud"; "just a splash of whiskey" [syn:
dab, splash, splatter]
4: a patch of bright color; "her red hat gave her outfit a
splash of color"
5: the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface [syn:
spatter, spattering, splash, splashing,
splattering]
6: the act of scattering water about haphazardly [syn: splash,
splashing]
v 1: cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force;
"She splashed the water around her" [syn: sprinkle,
splash, splosh]
2: walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet
meadow" [syn: squelch, squish, splash, splosh,
slosh, slop]
3: dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the
baby's face with water" [syn: spatter, splatter, plash,
splash, splosh, swash]
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"
[syn: splash, splosh, slosh, slush]
6: soil or stain with a splashed liquid
7: strike and dash about in a liquid; "The boys splashed around
in the pool"