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Splash   /splæʃ/   Listen
noun
Splash  n.  
1.
Water, or water and dirt, thrown upon anything, or thrown from a puddle or the like; also, a spot or daub, as of matter which wets or disfigures.
2.
A noise made by striking upon or in a liquid.


verb
Splash  v. t.  (past & past part. splashed; pres. part. splashing)  
1.
To strike and dash about, as water, mud, etc.; to plash.
2.
To spatter water, mud, etc., upon; to wet.


Splash  v. i.  To strike and dash about water, mud, etc.; to dash in such a way as to spatter.





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"Splash" Quotes from Famous Books



... fellow, indeed!" said the mild Hartopp, indignantly, as he brushed from his sleeve the splash of dirt which the horseman bequeathed to it. "He ...
— What Will He Do With It, Complete • Edward Bulwer-Lytton
... slab of pale dead codfish being put before him after he had eaten some tepid soup, there appeared a delicious little fish-curry. The Guru had behaved with great tact; he had seen the storm gathering on poor Robert's face, as he sipped the cool effete concoction and put down his spoon again with a splash in his soup plate, and thereupon had bowed and smiled and scurried away to the kitchen to intercept the next abomination. Then returning with the little curry he explained that it was entirely for Robert, ...
— Queen Lucia • E. F. Benson
... Next morning, at half past seven, the postman who conveyed letters to the village, noticed at the crossroad, not far from the highroad, a large splash of blood not yet dry. He said to himself: "Hallo! some boozer must have ...
— A Comedy of Marriage & Other Tales • Guy De Maupassant
... bearing his heavy burden, flew down, and plucked away one of the thorns that pierced his brow. As it did so, the blood spurted out after the thorn, and splashed the breast of the bird. Ever since that day the bird has had a splash of red on its bosom, whence it is called robin-redbreast. Certainly the love of the Bethany home drew from the breast of Jesus many a thorn, and blessed his heart with many ...
— Personal Friendships of Jesus • J. R. Miller
... be considering it, for he turned it this way and that, making it flash and flash again. And then abruptly, with a swift turn of the wrist, he spun it high into the air. It made a shining curve, and fell with a splash into the stream. She saw the widening ...
— The Knave of Diamonds • Ethel May Dell


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