English dictionary
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English noun: swash | |||
| 1. | swash (event) the movement or sound of water | ||
| Samples | The swash of waves on the beach. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | moving ridge, wave | ||
English verb: swash | |||
| 1. | swash (motion) make violent, noisy movements | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| 2. | swash (contact) dash a liquid upon or against | ||
| Samples | The mother splashed the baby's face with water. | ||
| Synonyms | plash, spatter, splash, splatter, splosh | ||
| 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 | ||
| 3. | swash (communication) show off | ||
| Synonyms | blow, bluster, boast, brag, gas, gasconade, shoot a line, tout, vaunt | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE. Somebody ----s to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crow, gloat, puff, triumph | ||
| 4. | swash (body) act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner | ||
| Synonyms | bluster, swagger | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, behave, do | ||
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