splash
IPA: spɫˈæʃ
noun
- (onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
- A small amount of liquid.
- A small amount (of color).
- A mark or stain made from a small amount of liquid.
- An impact or impression.
- (computing, informal) A splash screen.
- (wrestling) A body press; a move where the wrestler jumps forward from a raised platform such as the top turnbuckle, landing stomach first across an opponent lying on the ground below.
- (dated) A cosmetic powder to whiten the complexion.
- (journalism) A large, prominent headline or article.
- (military, slang) The shooting down of an aircraft over water.
- (MLE, slang) The bleeding caused by a knife wound.
- (MLE, slang) A knife.
verb
- To hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.
- To disperse a fluid suddenly; to splatter.
- (transitive) To hit or expel liquid at.
- To create an impact or impression; to print, post, or publicize prominently.
- (transitive) To spend (money).
- (figurative) To roughly fill with color.
- (transitive, nautical) To launch a ship.
- (military, slang) To shoot down (an aircraft) over water.
- (transitive, MLE) To stab (a person), causing them to bleed.
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Examples of "splash" in Sentences
- The children ran through the puddles, splashing water all around
- The waves crashed against the rocks, sending a spray of salty splash into the air
- The diver made a graceful splash as he entered the crystal-clear pool
- The sound of raindrops splashing against the window was soothing to her ears
- She dipped her toes into the cool stream, feeling the gentle splash of water against her skin
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