Meaning

7 senses

  1. (ambitransitive)To swagger; to act with boldness or bluster (toward).

  2. (ambitransitive)To dash or flow noisily; to splash.

    плеска́тьсяpleskátʹsja

  3. (ambitransitive)To swirl through liquid; to swish.

  4. (intransitive)To wade forcefully through liquid.

  5. (ambitransitive)To swipe.

  6. (intransitive)To fall violently or noisily.

  7. To streak, to color in a swash.

More definitions
  • make violent, noisy movements
  • act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
  • show off
  • dash a liquid upon or against

Translations

1 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to splash:

Origin

Scandinavian. Compare Swedish dialect svasska, Norwegian svakka, English dialect swack (“a

Scandinavian. Compare Swedish dialect svasska, Norwegian svakka, English dialect swack (“a blow”).

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Forms

swashes, swashing, swashed, swashed
Base formswash · to swash
3rd person singularswashes
Present participleswashing
Past simpleswashed
Past participleswashed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyswash
he, she, itswashes

Past simpleLesson

all personsswashed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave swashed
he, she, ithas swashed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill swash

Synonyms

15 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words
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Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

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