swash
verb
ˈswȯsh\
Definition of swash
(Entry 1 of 4)
2 : to make violent noisy movements
3 : to move with a splashing sound
: to cause to splash
swash
noun (1)Definition of swash (Entry 2 of 4)
1 : swagger
2 : a narrow channel of water lying within a sandbank or between a sandbank and the shore
3 : a dashing of water against or on something especially : the rush of water up a beach from a breaking wave
swash
noun (2)Definition of swash (Entry 3 of 4)
: an extended flourish on a printed character
swash
adjectiveDefinition of swash (Entry 4 of 4)
: having one or more swashes swash capitals
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