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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025 splash /splæʃ/USA pronunciation
v.
(of water, mud, etc.) to fly or be thrown out in scattered masses or particles;[ no object] to wet or make dirty by splashing:[ ~ + object] to throw (a liquid) about in scattered masses or particles: [ no object] The kids were splashing happily in the bathtub. [ ~ + object] They were splashing water on each other in the bathtub. to throw scattered particles or masses of a liquid at or on:[ ~ + object] n. [ countable ] the act or sound of splashing. an amount of a liquid splashed. a patch, as of color or light. a striking show;The news of their engagement made quite a splash. a small amount of liquid:She'll have a splash of water with her whiskey.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 splash
(splash),USA pronunciation v.t.
to wet or soil by dashing masses or particles of water, mud, or the like;Don't splash her dress! to fall upon (something) in scattered masses or particles, as a liquid does. to cause to appear spattered. to dash (water, mud, etc.) about in scattered masses or particles. to make (one's way) with splashing:He splashed his way across the pool. Civil Engineering [ Logging.] v.i.
to dash a liquid or semiliquid substance about. to fall, move, or strike with a splash or splashes. (of liquid) to dash with force in scattered masses or particles. n.
the act of splashing. the sound of splashing. a quantity of some liquid or semiliquid substance splashed upon or in a thing. a spot caused by something splashed. a patch, as of color or light. Civil Engineering [ Logging.] the act of splashing logs. water released, as from a splash dam, for splashing logs. a striking show or impression. perh. alteration of plash 1 1705–15 splash′ ing•ly , adv.
16.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . ado, impression, uproar, sensation.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
splash / splæʃ / to scatter (liquid) about in blobs; spatter to descend or cause to descend upon in blobs : he splashed his jacket to make (one's way) by or as if by splashing : she splashed through the puddle (transitive ) to print (a story or photograph) prominently in a newspaper an instance or sound of splashing an amount splashed a patch created by or as if by splashing an extravagant display, usually for effect (esp in the phrase make a splash ) a small amount of soda water, water, etc, added to an alcoholic drink Etymology: 18th Century: alteration of plash 1
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