Meaning

13 senses
  1. (onomatopoeic)The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.

    I heard a splash when the rock landed in the pond.

    Platschen

    всплескvsplesk, плескplesk

    плескplesk, плю́скітpljúskit

  2. 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.

    a small quantity of something moist or liquid

  3. A small amount (of color).

    The painter put a splash of blue on the wall to make it more colorful

    a patch of bright color

  4. 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.

  5. An impact or impression.

    The new movie made quite a splash upon its release.

    шуми́хаšumíxa

  6. (informal)A splash screen.

  7. 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.

  8. (dated)A cosmetic powder to whiten the complexion.

  9. A large, prominent headline or article.

  10. A splash page.

  11. (slang)The shooting down of an aircraft over water.

  12. (Multicultural London English, slang)The bleeding caused by a knife wound.

Examples

117 sentences
  1. The baby was splashing in the bathtub.

    Дитина плескалася у ванній.

    ruРебёнок плескался в ванне.

    deDas Baby plantschte in der Badewanne.

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  2. I splashed my face with water.

    Я збризнув обличчя водою.

    ruЯ сбрызнул лицо водой.

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  3. Tom splashed himself with cold water.

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  4. Tom splashed water on his face.

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  5. Tom and Mary splashed each other.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
sound made by an object hitting a liquid:
Русский
By meaning 2
sound made by an object hitting a liquid:
impact or impression:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
sound made by an object hitting a liquid:

Origin

Probably an alteration of plash (compare spatter, spill for the initial s-).

Probably an alteration of plash (compare spatter, spill for the initial s-).

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Forms

plural: splashes
Singularsplash
Pluralsplashes

regular

Synonyms

17 synonyms
sound of liquid:plash
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedsplashy

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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