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English noun: splash | |||
| 1. | splash (event) the sound like water splashing | ||
| Synonyms | plash | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | noise | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | splat | ||
| 2. | splash (state) a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event | ||
| Samples | He made a great splash and then disappeared. | ||
| Synonyms | stir | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do | ||
| 3. | splash (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, splatter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | ||
| 4. | splash (attribute) a patch of bright color | ||
| Samples | Her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot | ||
| 5. | splash (act) the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface | ||
| Synonyms | spatter, spattering, splashing, splattering | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | painting | ||
| 6. | splash (act) the act of scattering water about haphazardly | ||
| Synonyms | splashing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wetting | ||
English verb: splash | |||
| 1. | splash (contact) cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force | ||
| Samples | She splashed the water around her. | ||
| Synonyms | splosh, 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 | ||
| 2. | splash (motion) walk through mud or mire | ||
| Samples | We had to splosh across the wet meadow. | ||
| Synonyms | slop, slosh, splosh, squelch, squish | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | footslog, pad, plod, slog, tramp, trudge | ||
| 3. | splash (contact) dash a liquid upon or against | ||
| Samples | The mother splashed the baby's face with water. | ||
| Synonyms | plash, spatter, splatter, 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 | ||
| 4. | splash (contact) mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered | ||
| Samples | The mountain was splashed with snow. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover, overlay | ||
| 5. | splash (perception) make a splashing sound | ||
| Samples | Water was splashing on the floor. | ||
| Synonyms | slosh, slush, splosh | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
| 6. | splash (contact) soil or stain with a splashed liquid | ||
| Examples | They splash the bread with melted butter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil | ||
| 7. | splash (contact) strike and dash about in a liquid | ||
| Samples | The boys splashed around in the pool. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | swatter | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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