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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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