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to splash
01
to intentionally disperse a liquid, causing it to spatter in various directions
Transitive: to splash a liquid onto sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
splash
3rd person singular
splashes
Present participle
splashing
Past simple
splashed
Past participle
splashed
Examples
To cool down the overheated engine, the mechanic splashed water onto the radiator.
02
to cause something to become wet by dispersing liquid forcefully
Transitive: to splash sb
Examples
The kids ran through the sprinkler, splashing each other and making their clothes wet.
03
to add or create patches or spots, often in a noticeable or vivid manner
Transitive: to splash sth with a pattern
Examples
The decorator chose to splash the accent wall with contrasting colors.
04
to create a loud and noticeable disturbance in a body of water by striking or moving through it
Intransitive
Examples
After the rain, the children ran outside to splash in the puddles.
05
to produce a noise that is created by something hitting or moving through water
Intransitive
Examples
The children giggled as they skipped stones across the pond, each one splashing into the water.
Splash
01
the sound like water splashing
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
splashes
02
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
03
the act of scattering water about haphazardly
04
a patch of bright color
05
a small quantity of something moist or liquid
06
a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
Lexical Tree
splasher
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