what does splash mean?
SPLASH as NOUN
- Meaning
- the act of scattering water about haphazardly
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Hypernyms(s) splash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
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Hypernyms(s) splash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the sound like water splashing
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Hypernyms(s) splash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a small quantity of something moist or soft
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- a dab of paint
- a splatter of mud
Hypernyms(s) splash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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SPLASH as VERB
- Meaning
- mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture
- cause to appear splashed or spattered
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- The mountain was splashed with snow
Hypernyms(s) splash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- dash a liquid upon or against
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- The mother splashed the baby’’s face with water
Hypernyms(s) splash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
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- She splashed the water around her
Hypernyms(s) splash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- strike and dash about in a liquid
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- The boys splashed around in the pool
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- Meaning
- soil or stain with a splashed liquid
Hypernyms(s) splash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- We had to splosh across the wet meadow
Hypernyms(s) splash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- water was splashing on the floor
Hypernyms(s) splash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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