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splash.

The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/splæʃ/
  1. The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.

    onomatopoeic
    I heard a splash when the rock landed in the pond.
  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.
  3. A small amount (of color).

    The painter put a splash of blue on the wall to make it more colorful
  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.
  6. A splash screen.

    informal
  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. A cosmetic powder to whiten the complexion.

    dated
  9. A large, prominent headline or article.

  10. A splash page.

  11. The shooting down of an aircraft over water.

    slang
  12. The bleeding caused by a knife wound.

    Multicultural-London-English · slang
  13. A knife.

    Multicultural-London-English · slang
Where this word comes from

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

verb/splæʃ/
  1. To hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.

    intransitive
    sit and splash in the bathtub
  2. (of a liquid) To disperse suddenly as a result of an impulse; to splatter.

    intransitive
    Water splashed everywhere.
  3. To hit or agitate (liquid) so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.

    transitive
    She splashed water onto her face.
    I accidentally splashed some coffee on my keyboard.
  4. To hit or expel liquid at.

    transitive
    The children were splashing each other playfully in the sea.
    When she comes in the door, splash her with perfume.
  5. To create an impact or impression; to print, post, or publicize prominently.

    transitive
    The headline was splashed across newspapers everywhere.
  6. To spend (money).

    transitive
    After pay day I can afford to splash some cash and buy myself a motorbike.
  7. To roughly fill with color.

    figuratively
  8. To launch a ship.

    transitive
  9. To shoot down (an aircraft) over water.

    slang
  10. To stab (a person), causing them to bleed.

    Multicultural-London-English · transitive
Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.