Entry Word: splash

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets <I always splash water at my sister when we go to the pool>

Synonyms spatter

Related Words dabble, lap, plash, wash

2 to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy <the bus splashed us as it passed>

Synonyms bespatter, dash, plash, spatter, splatter

Related Words drench, drown, impregnate, saturate, soak, sop, souse, steep; bathe, douse, wash, water, wet; throw; spray; slop, sprinkle; squirt

3 to flow along or against <water constantly splashing the wooden pilings eventually weakened them> — see wash 1
4 to flow in a broken irregular stream <the spilled juice splashed over the counter and onto the floor> — see gurgle
5 to move with a splashing motion <a baby splashing about in the tub> — see slosh