splash
1. the sound like water splashing (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
plash
• Derivationally related forms:
plash (for: plash), splashy
• Hypernyms:
noise
• Hyponyms:
splat
2. a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
- he made a great splash and then disappeared
• Syn:
stir
• Derivationally related forms:
splashy
• Hypernyms:
disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly,
to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
3. a small quantity of something moist or liquid
- a dab of paint
- a splatter of mud
- just a splash of whiskey
• Syn:
dab, splatter
• Derivationally related forms:
splatter (for: splatter), dab (for: dab)
• Hypernyms:
small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
4. a patch of bright color
- her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color
• Derivationally related forms:
splashy
• Hypernyms:
spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation
5. the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
• Syn:
spatter, spattering, splashing, splattering
• Derivationally related forms:
splatter (for: splattering), splash (for: splashing), spatter (for: spattering), spatter (for: spatter)
• Hypernyms:
painting
6. the act of scattering water about haphazardly
• Syn:
splashing
• Derivationally related forms:
splash (for: splashing)
• Hypernyms:
wetting
1. cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force (Freq. 2)
- She splashed the water around her
• Syn:
sprinkle, splosh
• Derivationally related forms:
splashing, sprinkle (for: sprinkle), sprinkler (for: sprinkle)
• Hypernyms:
scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse
• Hyponyms:
salt, drizzle, moisten
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
- Somebody ----s something with something
2. dash a liquid upon or against (Freq. 1)
- The mother splashed the baby's face with water
• Syn:
spatter, splatter, plash, splosh, swash
• Derivationally related forms:
swash (for: swash), splashing, plash (for: plash), splatter (for: splatter), splattering (for: splatter), spatter (for: spatter), spattering (for: spatter)
• Hypernyms:
scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse
• Hyponyms:
puddle, slosh, slush, slosh around, slush around
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody with something
- Somebody ----s something with something
3. walk through mud or mire (Freq. 1)
- We had to splosh across the wet meadow
• Syn:
squelch, squish, splosh, slosh, slop
• Hypernyms:
slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
4. mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture;
cause to appear splashed or spattered (Freq. 1)
- The mountain was splashed with snow
• Hypernyms:
overlay, cover
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
5. make a splashing sound
- water was splashing on the floor
• Syn:
splosh, slosh, slush
• Hypernyms:
sound, go
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
6. soil or stain with a splashed liquid
• Hypernyms:
dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They splash the bread with melted butter
7. strike and dash about in a liquid
- The boys splashed around in the pool
• Derivationally related forms:
splashing
• Hyponyms:
swatter
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
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