English verb: splosh | |||
1. | splosh (perception) make a splashing sound | ||
Samples | Water was splashing on the floor. | ||
Synonyms | slosh, slush, splash | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
2. | splosh (motion) walk through mud or mire | ||
Samples | We had to splosh across the wet meadow. | ||
Synonyms | slop, slosh, splash, squelch, squish | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | footslog, pad, plod, slog, tramp, trudge | ||
3. | splosh (contact) cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force | ||
Samples | She splashed the water around her. | ||
Synonyms | splash, sprinkle | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP. Somebody ----s something with something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disperse, dot, dust, scatter, sprinkle | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | drizzle, moisten, salt | ||
4. | splosh (contact) dash a liquid upon or against | ||
Samples | The mother splashed the baby's face with water. | ||
Synonyms | plash, spatter, splash, splatter, 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 | ||