splash Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the sound like water splashing
    plash.
  2. noun a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
    stir.
    • he made a great splash and then disappeared
  3. noun a small quantity of something moist or liquid
    splatter; dab.
    • a dab of paint
    • a splatter of mud
    • just a splash of whiskey
  4. noun a patch of bright color
    • her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color
  5. noun the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
    splattering; splashing; spatter; spattering.
  6. noun the act of scattering water about haphazardly
    splashing.
  7. verb cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
    splosh; sprinkle.
    • She splashed the water around her
  8. verb walk through mud or mire
    slosh; squish; splosh; squelch; slop.
    • We had to splosh across the wet meadow
  9. verb dash a liquid upon or against
    plash; splatter; spatter; splosh; swash.
    • The mother splashed the baby's face with water
  10. verb mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered
    • The mountain was splashed with snow
  11. verb make a splashing sound
    splosh; slush; slosh.
    • water was splashing on the floor
  12. verb soil or stain with a splashed liquid
  13. verb strike and dash about in a liquid
    • The boys splashed around in the pool

WordNet


Splash transitive verb
Etymology
Akin to plash.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Splashed ; present participle & verbal noun Splashing
Definitions
  1. To strike and dash about, as water, mud, etc.; to plash.
  2. To spatter water, mud, etc., upon; to wet.
Splash intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To strike and dash about water, mud, etc.; to dash in such a way as to spatter.
Splash noun
Definitions
  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.
  2. A noise made by striking upon or in a liquid.

Webster 1913