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SPLASH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of scattering water about haphazardly
Synonyms:
splash; splashing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("splash" is a kind of...):
wetting (the act of making something wet)
Derivation:
splash (dash a liquid upon or against)
splash (cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force)
splash (soil or stain with a splashed liquid)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
Synonyms:
spatter; spattering; splash; splashing; splattering
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("splash" is a kind of...):
painting (the act of applying paint to a surface)
Derivation:
splash (dash a liquid upon or against)
splash (cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force)
splash (soil or stain with a splashed liquid)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A patch of bright color
Example:
her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("splash" is a kind of...):
dapple; fleck; maculation; patch; speckle; spot (a small contrasting part of something)
Derivation:
splashy (covered with patches of bright color)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The sound like water splashing
Synonyms:
plash; splash
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("splash" is a kind of...):
noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "splash"):
splat (a single splash)
Derivation:
splash (dash a liquid upon or against)
splash (cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force)
splash (make a splashing sound)
splashy (characterized by water flying about haphazardly)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A small quantity of something moist or liquid
Example:
just a splash of whiskey
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("splash" is a kind of...):
small indefinite amount; small indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)
Derivation:
splash (mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
Example:
he made a great splash and then disappeared
Synonyms:
splash; stir
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("splash" is a kind of...):
commotion; disruption; disturbance; flutter; hoo-ha; hoo-hah; hurly burly; kerfuffle; to-do (a disorderly outburst or tumult)
Derivation:
splashy (marked by ostentation but often tasteless)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they splash ... he / she / it splashes
Past simple: splashed
Past participle: splashed
-ing form: splashing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered
Example:
The mountain was splashed with snow
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "splash" is one way to...):
cover; overlay (put something on top of something else)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
splash (a small quantity of something moist or liquid)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Dash a liquid upon or against
Example:
The mother splashed the baby's face with water
Synonyms:
plash; spatter; splash; splatter; splosh; swash
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "splash" is one way to...):
disperse; dot; dust; scatter; sprinkle (distribute loosely)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "splash"):
puddle (make a puddle by splashing water)
slosh; slosh around; slush; slush around (spill or splash copiously or clumsily)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Somebody ----s something with something
Derivation:
splash (the act of scattering water about haphazardly)
splash (the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface)
splash (the sound like water splashing)
splashing (the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
Example:
She splashed the water around her
Synonyms:
splash; splosh; sprinkle
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "splash" is one way to...):
disperse; dot; dust; scatter; sprinkle (distribute loosely)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "splash"):
salt (sprinkle as if with salt)
drizzle; moisten (moisten with fine drops)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s something with something
Derivation:
splash (the act of scattering water about haphazardly)
splash (the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface)
splash (the sound like water splashing)
splashing (the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Strike and dash about in a liquid
Example:
The boys splashed around in the pool
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "splash"):
swatter (splash and flutter about in or as if in water)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
splashing (the act of scattering water about haphazardly)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Soil or stain with a splashed liquid
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "splash" is one way to...):
begrime; bemire; colly; dirty; grime; soil (make soiled, filthy, or dirty)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They splash the bread with melted butter
Derivation:
splash (the act of scattering water about haphazardly)
splash (the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Walk through mud or mire
Example:
We had to splosh across the wet meadow
Synonyms:
slop; slosh; splash; splosh; squelch; squish
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "splash" is one way to...):
footslog; pad; plod; slog; tramp; trudge (walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sense 7
Meaning:
Make a splashing sound
Example:
water was splashing on the floor
Synonyms:
slosh; slush; splash; splosh
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "splash" is one way to...):
go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
splash (the sound like water splashing)
Context examples:
It has a short, hard, dense coat of pure white with characteristic black or liver colored spots randomly splashed over it.
(Dalmatian, NCI Thesaurus)
A curling wave struck the side and splashed salt spray on my lips.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
When they came out, he put the parcel under his arm with a more cheerful aspect, and splashed through the puddles as if he rather enjoyed it on the whole.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
In their experiment, the Cambridge researchers found that somewhat counter-intuitively, the initial splash, the formation of the cavity, and the jet of liquid are all effectively silent.
(What causes the sound of a dripping tap – and how do you stop it?, University of Cambridge)
It has a feathered, silky coat that comes in shades of chestnut to mahogany, sometimes with splashes of white on the chest and feet.
(Irish Setter, NCI Thesaurus)
I turned, and Miss Ingram darted forwards from her sofa: the others, too, looked up from their several occupations; for at the same time a crunching of wheels and a splashing tramp of horse-hoofs became audible on the wet gravel.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
The years were not many when the Yeehats noted a change in the breed of timber wolves; for some were seen with splashes of brown on head and muzzle, and with a rift of white centring down the chest.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
I thanked him, and took my seat at the board; but found it extremely difficult to handle my knife and fork with anything like dexterity, or to avoid splashing myself with the gravy, while he was standing opposite, staring so hard, and making me blush in the most dreadful manner every time I caught his eye.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
ALL through that weary night my uncle and I, with Belcher, Berkeley Craven, and a dozen of the Corinthians, searched the country side for some trace of our missing man, but save for that ill-boding splash upon the road not the slightest clue could be obtained as to what had befallen him.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
It wasn’t black, sir, nor was it white, nor any colour that I know but a kind of queer shade like clay with a splash of milk in it.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
