splash

¹splash

verb \ˈsplash\

Definition of SPLASH

intransitive verb

1

a : to strike and dash about a liquid or semiliquid substance

b : to move in or into a liquid or semiliquid substance and cause it to spatter

2

a (1) : to become spattered about (2) : to spread or scatter in the manner of splashed liquid

b : to fall, strike, or move with a splashing sound <a brook splashing over rocks>

transitive verb

1

a (1) : to dash a liquid or thinly viscous substance upon or against (2) : to soil or stain with splashed liquid

b : to mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture

c : to display prominently <a story splashed on the front page>

2

a : to cause (a liquid or thinly viscous substance) to spatter about especially with force

b : to scatter in the manner of a splashed liquid

— splash·er noun

Examples of SPLASH

1. He dropped the bottle and bleach splashed onto the floor.
2. We could hear the waves splashing against the side of the boat.
3. The baby splashed the water.
4. Don't splash water at your brother.
5. I accidentally splashed some water on the floor.
6. She splashed cold water on her face.
7. We were splashed by a passing car.
8. She splashed her face with cold water.
9. The dog was splashing through the waves.

Origin of SPLASH

alteration of plash

First Known Use: 1715

Related to SPLASH

Synonyms

dash, slop, slosh, spatter, swash

Antonyms

pour, roll, stream

Related Words

dabble, lap, plash, wash; spray, sprinkle, spritz; squirt

Near Antonyms

run

Rhymes with SPLASH

Asch, ash, bash, brash, cache, cash, clash, crash, dash, fash, flash, gash, gnash, hash, lash, mash, pash, plash, rash, sash, slash, smash, stash, thrash, thresh, trash

²splash

noun

Definition of SPLASH

1

a (1) : splashed liquid or semiliquid substance; also : impounded water released suddenly (2) : a spot or daub from or as if from splashed liquid <a mud splash on the fender>

b : a colored patch

2

a : the action of splashing

b : a short plunge

3

: a sound produced by or as if by a liquid falling, moving, being hurled, or oscillating

4

a : a vivid impression created especially by ostentatious activity or appearance

b : ostentatious display

5

: a small amount : sprinkling

Examples of SPLASH

1. <at least you have a splash of common sense—which is more than we can say for your mother>

First Known Use of SPLASH

1736

Related to SPLASH

Synonyms

ace, bit, crumb, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, hint, lick, little, mite, nip, ounce, peanuts, ray, scintilla, scruple, shade, shadow, shred, skosh, smack, smell, smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge), snap, soupçon, spark, spatter, speck, particle, spot, sprinkling, strain, streak, suspicion, tad, touch, trace

Related Words

hoot, iota, jot, minim, minimum, modicum, semblance, syllable, tittle, vestige, whit; atom, dot, fleck, flyspeck, grain, granule, molecule, morsel, mote, nubbin, patch, scrap; dash, drop, pinch; part, portion, section; bite, nibble, taste; handful, scattering, smatter, smattering; dose, shot; chip, flake, fragment, shard, shiver, sliver, smithereens, splinter; shred, tatter; clipping, paring, shaving

Near Antonyms

abundance, barrel, boatload, bucket, bundle, bushel, deal, fistful, gobs, heaps, lashings (also lashins) [chiefly British], loads, lot, mass, mess, mountain, much, oodles, passel, peck, pile, plenty, potful, profusion, quantity, raft, reams, scads, stack, wad, wealth; volume; bonanza, embarrassment, excess, overabundance, overage, overflow, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus; chunk, hunk, lump, slab