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English noun: splatter | |||
| 1. | splatter (event) the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively | ||
| Samples | He heard a spatter of gunfire. | ||
| Synonyms | spatter, spattering, splattering, splutter, sputter, sputtering | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | noise | ||
| 2. | splatter (quantity) a small quantity of something moist or liquid | ||
| Samples | A dab of paint. A splatter of mud. Just a splash of whiskey. | ||
| Synonyms | dab, splash | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | ||
English verb: splatter | |||
| 1. | splatter (contact) cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container | ||
| Samples | Spill the milk. Splatter water. | ||
| Examples | They splatter the bread with melted butter | ||
| Synonyms | slop, spill | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Verb group | disgorge, run out, shed, spill, spill | ||
| 2. | splatter (contact) dash a liquid upon or against | ||
| Samples | The mother splashed the baby's face with water. | ||
| Synonyms | plash, spatter, splash, splosh, swash | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody with something. Somebody ----s something with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disperse, dot, dust, scatter, sprinkle | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | puddle, slosh, slosh around, slush, slush around | ||
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