plash

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[ plash ]
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noun
  1. a gentle splash.

  2. a pool or puddle.

verb (used with or without object)
  1. to splash gently.

Origin of plash

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First recorded before 1000; Middle English plasch “pool, puddle,” Old English plæsc; cognate with Dutch, Low German plas, probably of imitative origin

Other words from plash

  • plash·ing·ly, adverb

Words Nearby plash

Other definitions for plash (2 of 2)

plash2
[ plash ]

verb (used with object)

Origin of plash

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1375–1425; late Middle English <Middle French plaissier, derivative of plais hedge <Vulgar Latin *plaxum< ?

Other words from plash

  • plasher, noun

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How to use plash in a sentence

  • After marchin a little through the plash and mud, "Has anybody seen Coxy's fly?"

    Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush | William Makepeace Thackeray
  • The constant plash of falling fruit showed that birds were feeding overhead.

    Martin Rattler | R.M. Ballantyne
  • Thick blew the smoke across the stream, and faster flash'd theflame: The water plash'd in hissing jets as ball and bullet came.

  • The drowsy hum of insects, the plash of cool, running waters fell softly on the ear.

    Warrior Gap | Charles King
  • The monotonous plash of the waves on the shore came dully booming over the rattle of their own carriage-wheels.

    A Changed Heart | May Agnes Fleming

British Dictionary definitions for plash (1 of 2)

plash1

/ (plæʃ) /


verb, noun
  1. a less common word for splash

Origin of plash

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Old English plæsc, probably imitative; compare Dutch plas

British Dictionary definitions for plash (2 of 2)

plash2

/ (plæʃ) /


verb
  1. another word for pleach

Origin of plash

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C15: from Old French plassier, from plais hedge, woven fence, from Latin plectere to plait; compare pleach

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