splash.
The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
Meaning & usage
The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
I heard a splash when the rock landed in the pond.
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 amount (of color).
The painter put a splash of blue on the wall to make it more colorful
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.
An impact or impression.
The new movie made quite a splash upon its release.
A splash screen.
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.
A cosmetic powder to whiten the complexion.
A large, prominent headline or article.
A splash page.
The shooting down of an aircraft over water.
The bleeding caused by a knife wound.
A knife.
Where this word comes from
Probably an alteration of plash (compare spatter, spill for the initial s-).
To hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.
sit and splash in the bathtub
(of a liquid) To disperse suddenly as a result of an impulse; to splatter.
Water splashed everywhere.
To hit or agitate (liquid) so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.
She splashed water onto her face.
I accidentally splashed some coffee on my keyboard.
To hit or expel liquid at.
The children were splashing each other playfully in the sea.
When she comes in the door, splash her with perfume.
To create an impact or impression; to print, post, or publicize prominently.
The headline was splashed across newspapers everywhere.
To spend (money).
After pay day I can afford to splash some cash and buy myself a motorbike.
To roughly fill with color.
To launch a ship.
To shoot down (an aircraft) over water.
To stab (a person), causing them to bleed.
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.