splash meaning

UK /splæʃ/ US /splæʃ/ 1 syllable

splash (verb): cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force.

splash has 13 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.

splash as a verb

  1. cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
    • She splashed the water around her

    Synonyms: sprinkle, splosh

    Type of: scatter

    Kinds: salt, drizzle

    Related forms: splashing

  2. walk through mud or mire
    • We had to splosh across the wet meadow

    Synonyms: squelch, squish, splosh, slosh, slop

    Type of: slog

  3. dash a liquid upon or against
    • The mother splashed the baby's face with water

    Synonyms: spatter, splatter, plash, splosh, swash

    Type of: scatter

    Kinds: puddle, slosh

    Related forms: splashing

  4. mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered
    • The mountain was splashed with snow

    Type of: overlay

  5. make a splashing sound
    • water was splashing on the floor

    Synonyms: splosh, slosh, slush

    Type of: sound

  6. soil or stain with a splashed liquid

    Type of: dirty

  7. strike and dash about in a liquid
    • The boys splashed around in the pool

    Kinds: swatter

    Related forms: splashing

splash as a noun

  1. the sound like water splashing

    Synonyms: plash

    Type of: noise

    Kinds: splat

    Related forms: splashy

  2. a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
    • he made a great splash and then disappeared

    Synonyms: stir

    Type of: disturbance

    Related forms: splashy

  3. a small quantity of something moist or liquid
    • a dab of paint
    • a splatter of mud
    • just a splash of whiskey

    Synonyms: dab, splatter

    Type of: small indefinite quantity

  4. a patch of bright color
    • her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color

    Type of: spot

    Related forms: splashy

  5. the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface

    Synonyms: spatter, spattering, splashing, splattering

    Type of: painting

  6. the act of scattering water about haphazardly

    Synonyms: splashing

    Type of: wetting

How to pronounce splash

splash is pronounced /splæʃ/ in British English and /splæʃ/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with splash

Scrabble score: 11 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SP · words ending in SH · 6-letter words

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