Splash - Definition

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