Lexic.us

Definition of Splash

1. Noun. The sound like water splashing.

2. Verb. Cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force. "She splashed the water around her"

3. Noun. A prominent or sensational but short-lived news event. "He made a great splash and then disappeared"

4. Verb. Walk through mud or mire. "They splash down the river "; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"

5. Noun. A small quantity of something moist or liquid. "Just a splash of whiskey"

6. Verb. Dash a liquid upon or against. "The mother splashed the baby's face with water"

7. Noun. A patch of bright color. "Her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color"

8. Verb. Mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered. "The mountain was splashed with snow"

9. Noun. The act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface.

10. Verb. Make a splashing sound. "Water was splashing on the floor"

11. Noun. The act of scattering water about haphazardly.

12. Verb. Soil or stain with a splashed liquid. "They splash the bread with melted butter"

13. Verb. Strike and dash about in a liquid. ; "The boys splashed around in the pool"

Definition of Splash

1. v. t. To strike and dash about, as water, mud, etc.; to plash.

2. v. i. To strike and dash about water, mud, etc.; to dash in such a way as to spatter.

3. n. 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.

Definition of Splash

1. Noun. (onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid. ¹

2. Noun. A small amount of liquid ¹

3. Noun. A small amount (of color) ¹

4. Noun. A mark or stain made from a small amount a liquid ¹

5. Noun. An impact or impression. ¹

6. Verb. To hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass. ¹

7. Verb. To disperse a fluid suddenly; to splatter. ¹

8. Verb. (transitive) to hit or expel liquid at ¹

9. Verb. To create an impact or impression; to print, post or publicize prominently. ¹

10. Verb. (transitive) To spend (money) ¹

11. Verb. To launch a ship. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Splash

1. to scatter a liquid about [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Splash

splanchnopleura splanchnopleural splanchnopleure splanchnopleures splanchnopleuric splanchnoptosis splanchnosclerosis splanchnoskeletal splanchnoskeletons splanchnosomatic

splanchnotomies splanchnotomy splanchnotribe splase splash (current term) splash-and-dash splash-guard splash-proof splash and dash splash around

splash down splash guard splash out splash page splash pages splash screen splash screens splashback splashbacks

Literary usage of Splash

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Recreation by George O. Shields, American Canoe Association, League of American Sportsmen (1898)
"You may wade until your waders Go entirely out of sight; When the splash is on the ... When the splash is on the Tobyhanna You may stay till late at night. ..."

2. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood, John Christopher Atkinson (1872)
"splash. The sound of dashing water is represented by the syllable plod, plat, plash, ... E. splotch, a splash of dirt ; splitter-splatter, splashy dirt. ..."

3. The Gasoline Automobile by George William Hobbs (1915)
"'The principal engine lubricating systems can be grouped under the following heads: first, splash system; second, splash with circulating pump, ..."

4. Motivation & Learning: A Teacher's Guide to Building Excitement for Learning by Spence Rogers, Jim Ludington, Shari Graham (1999)
"A quick splash gets everything wet for a moment, then everything dries and is as it ... First introduce a topic with a quick splash. Throw out the ideas, ..."

5. The Metallurgy of Gold by Thomas Kirke Rose (1898)
"... splash-box, a splash-board is now almost universally employed, the usual material for it being heavy canvas. The old form of mortar had its upper part, ..."

6. Vehicles of the Air: A Popular Exposition of Modern Aeronautics with Working by Victor Lougheed (1909)
"splash LUBRICATION splash lubrication, in which the oil is contained in a reservoir or pit adjacent to the surfaces to be lubricated, and splashed thereon ..."

7. Vehicles of the Air: A Popular Exposition of Modern Aeronautics with Working by Victor Lougheed (1909)
"... the lubrication must be regarded as one of the most important elements of the whole device and arranged for on a correspondingly adequate basis. splash ..."

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