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splash in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a small quantity of something moist or liquid
    "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"; "just a splash of whiskey"
    dab  splash  splatter 
  2. the sound like water splashing
    splash  plash 
  3. the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
    spatter  spattering  splash  splashing  splattering 
  4. the act of scattering water about haphazardly
    splash  splashing 
  5. a patch of bright color
    "her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color"
    splash 
  6. a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
    "he made a great splash and then disappeared"
    stir  splash 
verb
  1. dash a liquid upon or against
    "The mother splashed the baby's face with water"
    spatter  splatter  plash  splash  splosh  swash 
  2. walk through mud or mire
    "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"
    squelch  squish  splash  splosh  slosh  slop 
  3. make a splashing sound
    "water was splashing on the floor"
    splash  splosh  slosh  slush 
  4. cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
    "She splashed the water around her"
    sprinkle  splash  splosh 
  5. strike and dash about in a liquid
    "The boys splashed around in the pool"
    splash 
  6. soil or stain with a splashed liquid
    splash 
  7. mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered
    "The mountain was splashed with snow"
    splash 
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