splash

[ splash ]

verb (used with object)

1. to wet or soil by dashing masses or particles of water, mud, or the like; spatter:

   Don't splash her dress!

2. to fall upon (something) in scattered masses or particles, as a liquid does.
3. to cause to appear spattered.
4. to dash (water, mud, etc.) about in scattered masses or particles.
5. to make (one's way) with splashing:

   He splashed his way across the pool.

6. Logging. to move (logs) by releasing a body of water from a splash dam.

verb (used without object)

1. to dash a liquid or semiliquid substance about.
2. to fall, move, or strike with a splash or splashes.
3. (of liquid) to dash with force in scattered masses or particles.

noun

1. the act of splashing.
2. the sound of splashing.
3. a quantity of some liquid or semiliquid substance splashed upon or in a thing.
4. a spot caused by something splashed.
5. a patch, as of color or light.
6. Logging.
   1. the act of splashing logs.
   2. water released, as from a splash dam for splashing logs.
7. a striking show or impression.

   Synonyms: sensation, uproar, impression, ado

verb phrase

1. splashdown.

splash

/ splæʃ /

verb

1. to scatter (liquid) about in blobs; spatter
2. to descend or cause to descend upon in blobs

   he splashed his jacket

3. to make (one's way) by or as if by splashing

   he splashed through the puddle

4. tr to print (a story or photograph) prominently in a newspaper

noun

1. an instance or sound of splashing
2. an amount splashed
3. a patch created by or as if by splashing

   a splash of colour

4. informal.
   an extravagant display, usually for effect (esp in the phrase make a splash )
5. a small amount of soda water, water, etc, added to an alcoholic drink

Other Words From

• splashing·ly adverb
• un·splashed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of splash¹

First recorded in 1705–15; perhaps alteration of plash ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of splash¹

C18: alteration of plash ¹

Example Sentences

Mr Rose said you should not feel "pressured to splash out on Black Friday purchases as those deals are usually repeated - if not beaten - at other times of the year."

From BBC

Drinking raw milk, or having it splash in a person’s eyes, nose or mouth, can be one way that a person can get infected.

From Salon

In the river below, young tourists laugh and splash each other from their kayaks.

From BBC

But the only splash of crimson in her latest film, “Red One,” is the suit of Santa Claus, who has been kidnapped from the North Pole.

From New York Times

“I think when one makes a splash with a certain kind of role, one is typecast in that role,” Bates says, referring to the unruly, nonconforming characters that have defined her career.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• dash
• sensation