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Definitions for: Splash
[n] the act of scattering water about haphazardly
[n] the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
[n] the sound like water splashing
[n] a small quantity of something moist or soft; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"
[v] mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered; "The mountain was splashed with snow"
[v] dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water"
[v] cause (a liquid) to spatter about, esp. with force; "She splashed the water around her"
[v] strike and dash about in a liquid; "The boys splashed around in the pool"
[v] soil or stain with a splashed liquid
[v] walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"
[v] make a splashing sound; of liquids
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
2. To spatter water, mud, etc., upon; to wet.
Splash, v. i.
To strike and dash about water, mud, etc.; to dash in such a
way as to spatter.
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.
2. A noise made by striking upon or in a liquid.
Synonyms: dab, plash, plash, slop, slosh, slosh, slush, spatter, spatter, spattering, splashing, splatter, splatter, splattering, splosh, splosh, splosh, squelch, squish, swash
See Also: begrime, bemire, colly, cover, dirty, disperse, dot, drizzle, dust, footslog, go, grime, moisten, noise, overlay, pad, painting, plod, puddle, scatter, slog, slosh, slosh around, slush, slush around, small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity, soil, sound, splat, sprinkle, swatter, tramp, trudge, wetting
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