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   splash

   /splaSH/

   noun

   • 1. a sound made by something striking or falling into liquid: "we hit the water with a mighty splash" Similar splashingswashingdashingbeatingbatteringliterary:plashplashingarchaic:swash
   • ▪ a spell of moving about in water energetically: "the girls joined them for a final splash in the pool"
   • ▪ a small quantity of liquid that has fallen or been dashed against a surface: "a splash of gravy" Similar spotblobdabdaubsmudgesmearspeckspecklefleckpatchpopmarkstaininformal:splotchsploshsplodge
   • ▪ a small quantity of liquid added to a drink: "a splash of lemonade" Similar dropdashbitspotsoupçondribbledribletlittlesmall amountinformal:scoosh
   • ▪ a bright patch of color: "add a red scarf to give a splash of color" Similar patchburststreak
   • ▪ a prominent or sensational news feature or story: "a front-page splash" Similar featurestoryarticlepiecedisplayinformal:screamer
   • ▪ a striking, ostentatious, or exciting effect or event: "there's going to be a big splash when Mike returns to the ring"

   verb

   • 1. cause (liquid) to strike or fall on something in irregular drops: "she splashed cold water onto her face" Similar spatterbespattersplatterspeckspeckleblotchsmearstainmarkinformal:splotchsplodgeslabberliterary:bedabble
   • ▪ make wet by splashing: "they splashed each other with water" Similar sprinklesprayspritzshowersplattersloshslopsquirtdaubwet
   • ▪ (of a liquid) fall or be scattered in irregular drops: "a tear fell and splashed onto the pillow" Similar swashwashbreaklapdashbeatlashbattercrashbuffetsurgeliterary:plash
   • ▪ strike or move around in a body of water, causing it to fly about noisily: "some stones splashed into the water" Similar paddlewadesloshwallowinformal:splosh
   • ▪ be decorated with scattered patches of: "a field splashed with purple clover"
   • ▪ print (a story or photograph, especially a sensational one) in a prominent place in a newspaper or magazine: "the story was splashed across the front pages" Similar blazondisplayspreadplastertrumpetpublicizebroadcastheadlineinformal:splatter

   Word Origin early 18th century (as a verb): alteration of plash1.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSPLASH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a small amount of a liquid that has fallen or been dropped: There were several splashes of white paint on the carpet. B2. the noise of something hitting or moving in water: We heard a splash and then saw that Toni had fallen in the river.

   • Znaczenie Splash, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     splash definicja: 1. If a liquid splashes or if you splash a...

   • English (US)

     SPLASH meaning: 1. If a liquid splashes or if you splash a...

   • Make a Splash

     MAKE A SPLASH definition: 1. to become suddenly very...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › splashSplash Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SPLASH is to strike and dash about a liquid or semiliquid substance. How to use splash in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › splashSPLASH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Splash definition: to wet or soil by dashing masses or particles of water, mud, or the like; spatter. See examples of SPLASH used in a sentence.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › splashSplash - definition of splash by The Free Dictionary

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   1. The act or sound of splashing: went for a splash in the lake; heard the splash of the fish being thrown back. 2. a. A flying mass of fluid. b. A small amount, especially of a fluid: a splash of liqueur on the cake. 3. A marking produced by or as if by scattered fluid: a splash of light.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSPLASH | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   the sound of something falling into or moving in water: They sat listening to the splash of raindrops on the lake. a splash of colour. a small area of colour that makes something look brighter: The flowers added a splash of colour to the room. Idioms. make a splash.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › splashSplash - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A splash can be wet, like a splash of lemonade in your tea, or it can be bright, like a splash of yellow across the oil painting you're working on. You can also use splash as a verb, as when you splash your sunbathing brother with swimming pool water.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSPLASH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A splash is the sound made when something hits water or falls into it. There was a splash and something fell clumsily into the water. 4. countable noun. A splash of a liquid is a small quantity of it that falls on something or is added to something.