What does splash mean?

splash means "cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force". That is the primary sense; the word has 13 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in splash?

splash has 1 syllable: splash. In IPA it is /ˈsplæʃ/.

What is another word for splash?

Close synonyms include sprinkle, splosh, squelch, squish, splosh. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is splash a common word?

splash is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

splash — meaning, pronunciation and 13 definitions

verb

7 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
“She splashed the water around her”
Synonymssprinkle splosh
Broaderscatter
Narrowersalt drizzle
2.
walk through mud or mire
“We had to splosh across the wet meadow”
Synonymssquelch squish splosh slosh slop
Broaderslog
3.
dash a liquid upon or against
“The mother splashed the baby's face with water”
Synonymsspatter splatter plash splosh swash
Broaderscatter
Narrowerpuddle slosh
4.
mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered
“The mountain was splashed with snow”
Broaderoverlay
5.
make a splashing sound
“water was splashing on the floor”
Synonymssplosh slosh slush
Broadersound
6.
soil or stain with a splashed liquid
Broaderdirty
7.
strike and dash about in a liquid
“The boys splashed around in the pool”
Narrowerswatter

noun

6 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
the sound like water splashing
Synonymsplash
Broadernoise
Narrowersplat
2.
a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
“he made a great splash and then disappeared”
Synonymsstir
Broaderdisturbance
3.
a small quantity of something moist or liquid
“a dab of paint”
“a splatter of mud”
“just a splash of whiskey”
Synonymsdab splatter
Broadersmall indefinite quantity
4.
a patch of bright color
“her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color”
Broaderspot
5.
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
Synonymsspatter spattering splashing splattering
Broaderpainting
6.
the act of scattering water about haphazardly
Synonymssplashing
Broaderwetting

Other forms of splash

plural: splashes·
past tense: splashed·
present participle: splashing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about splash

What does splash mean?: splash means "cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force". That is the primary sense; the word has 13 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in splash?: splash has 1 syllable: splash. In IPA it is /ˈsplæʃ/.
What is another word for splash?: Close synonyms include sprinkle, splosh, squelch, squish, splosh. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is splash a common word?: splash is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for splash come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

verb

7 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
“She splashed the water around her”
Synonymssprinkle splosh
Broaderscatter
Narrowersalt drizzle
2.
walk through mud or mire
“We had to splosh across the wet meadow”
Synonymssquelch squish splosh slosh slop
Broaderslog
3.
dash a liquid upon or against
“The mother splashed the baby's face with water”
Synonymsspatter splatter plash splosh swash
Broaderscatter
Narrowerpuddle slosh
4.
mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered
“The mountain was splashed with snow”
Broaderoverlay
5.
make a splashing sound
“water was splashing on the floor”
Synonymssplosh slosh slush
Broadersound
6.
soil or stain with a splashed liquid
Broaderdirty
7.
strike and dash about in a liquid
“The boys splashed around in the pool”
Narrowerswatter

noun

6 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
the sound like water splashing
Synonymsplash
Broadernoise
Narrowersplat
2.
a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
“he made a great splash and then disappeared”
Synonymsstir
Broaderdisturbance
3.
a small quantity of something moist or liquid
“a dab of paint”
“a splatter of mud”
“just a splash of whiskey”
Synonymsdab splatter
Broadersmall indefinite quantity
4.
a patch of bright color
“her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color”
Broaderspot
5.
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
Synonymsspatter spattering splashing splattering
Broaderpainting
6.
the act of scattering water about haphazardly
Synonymssplashing
Broaderwetting

Other forms of splash

plural: splashes·
past tense: splashed·
present participle: splashing·

Questions about splash

What does splash mean?: splash means "cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force". That is the primary sense; the word has 13 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in splash?: splash has 1 syllable: splash. In IPA it is /ˈsplæʃ/.
What is another word for splash?: Close synonyms include sprinkle, splosh, squelch, squish, splosh. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is splash a common word?: splash is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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