Sekirov Dictionary

splash

/splæʃ/

noun 13
verb 10
forms 4
phrases 5

noun13

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The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
- I heard a splash when the rock landed in the pond.
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An impact or impression.
- The new movie made quite a splash upon its release.
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A small amount of liquid.
- I felt a splash of rain, so I put up my hood.
- I felt a splash of water on my leg as the car drove into the nearby puddle.
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A small amount (of color).
- The painter put a splash of blue on the wall to make it more colorful
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A mark or stain made from a small amount of liquid.
- There was a visible splash on his pants after he went to the bathroom.
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A large, prominent headline or article.
- So for a local newspaper, a splash on a fatal crash is just the first of a series of reports. — 2006
A splash page.
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(informal) A splash screen.
- When the splash appears with Please wait, wait for Windows to start configuration. — 2008
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.
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(slang) The shooting down of an aircraft over water.
- Hits were observed, but again the poor functioning of VT ammunition hindered in effecting a splash. — 2010
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(slang) A knife.
- You grip your splash for fashion—me and you, we ain’t got the same intentions. — 2021
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(slang) The bleeding caused by a knife wound.
- Jojo caught up and gave him a splash Slap that wap, get rid of them plats — 2020
(old-fashioned) A cosmetic powder to whiten the complexion.

verb10

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To hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.
- I know the reason I feel so blessed / My heart still splashes inside my chest — 1990
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(of a liquid) To disperse suddenly as a result of an impulse; to splatter.
- Water splashed everywhere.
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To hit or agitate (liquid) so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.
- She splashed water onto her face.
- I accidentally splashed some coffee on my keyboard.
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To hit or expel liquid at.
- The children were splashing each other playfully in the sea.
- When she comes in the door, splash her with perfume.
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To create an impact or impression; to print, post, or publicize prominently.
- The headline was splashed across newspapers everywhere.
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To spend (money).
- After pay day I can afford to splash some cash and buy myself a motorbike.
(figurative) To roughly fill with color.
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(slang) To stab (a person), causing them to bleed.
- Grab him, don't panic, rambo under my jacket Nap him, splash him, then I'm petrol bath my jacket — 2017
To launch a ship.
(slang) To shoot down (an aircraft) over water.

forms

splashed · splasht · splashing · splashes

Phrases with splash

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