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swash

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) swash (verb)
  2. 2) swash (noun)
  3. 3) swash (noun)
  4. 4) swash (adjective)
  5. swash bulkhead (noun)
  6. swash mark (noun)
  7. swash plate (noun)
  8. swash-turned (adjective)

1swash

verb \ˈswäsh, ˈswȯsh\

Definition of SWASH

intransitive verb
1
: bluster, swagger
2
: to make violent noisy movements
3
: to move with a splashing sound
transitive verb
: to cause to splash
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Examples of SWASH

  1. <waves gently swashing against the shore>
  2. <every bump in the road swashed a little more of my soda on the car's upholstery>

Origin of SWASH

probably imitative
First Known Use: 1556

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Rhymes with SWASH

bosh, cosh, Foch, frosh, gosh, gouache, josh, mâche, mosh, nosh, posh, quash, slosh, squash, tosh, wash

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