SPLASH


Meaning of SPLASH in English

I. verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

splash guard

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

about

This splashing about at least had several nice moments, with Anjali Bhimani as the lustful daughter Myrrha.

around

You will see the park's tigers on hot days splashing around in their pool.

McMurphy stopped splashing around like he had been.

The acid rain was splashing around my feet, rapidly dissolving my boots.

down

The sun splashed down in patterns of light and shade.

He splashed down just four miles from the recovery carrier.

The mist was heavy and noisy waterfalls splashed down through pipe thickets of green bamboo.

At one-fifteen the float plane splashed down , settled on to its pontoons, and turned in toward the docks.

on

She opened her mouth, but spat out the sweet and sour liquid which splashed on to her tongue.

The aromatic waters can be used in the same way as commercial products - splashed on after a bath or shower.

Her hand shook and she guiltily rubbed away a few drops that splashed on to the quarry-tiled floor with a soft-soled slipper.

A tear splashed on to one of the coarse red hands.

He lost his hold on the bag and a slew of rice and chicken and ochre sauce splashed on to the carpet.

out

I never had a sense of abundance, of being able to splash out and enjoy myself.

Its entire cargo of milk splashed out of the tank cars willy-nilly and mixed ill puddles on the rain-sodden ground.

The steamy yellow gruel in the bucket splashed out on to the kitchen floor.

Maybe so, but he splashes out when he gets there.

The blood had splashed out , drenching their clothes.

Especially if you've splashed out on security devices.

And, thankfully, many can afford to splash out a little on treats and luxuries.

over

I wait until it fills itself and then I swat it, the blood splashing over my hand.

It splashes over into everything the person does.

Unfortunately another pupil came in, turned on the dryer and the acid splashed over his face, causing a scar.

The story was splashed over the front page, elbowing aside the arms talks and the council scandal.

Mossy boulders, strangely twisting tree roots and little streams splashing over stones are my delight.

■ NOUN

face

Finish this treatment by splashing your face with cool water to remove wastes accumulated on the surface of the skin.

He laid her down and splashed water on her face .

They are capable of aiming accurately enough to splash a man's face from a distance of 6 feet.

Unfortunately another pupil came in, turned on the dryer and the acid splashed over his face , causing a scar.

She went into the bathroom along the landing and splashed her face with cool water.

She went over to the sink and splashed her face with cold water over and over again.

I splashed more over my face .

puddle

Then he switched on the torch and splashed through the puddle in the concrete to the shed.

Without exchanging a word we lengthened our strides, splashing through puddles , and made for the door.

Rain joined him in the doorway but there was no time to speak before Cobalt splashed through the puddle to them.

Their feet were splashing now through deep puddles , and still the rain came down.

She ran up the drive, head down, splashing through the puddles , fumbling in her pocket for her keys.

water

Then she raised one foot and brought it down with a smack on the water , splashing him, and laughed.

From her piggyback vantage point she heard dry reeds whisper and water splash .

The glass came apart like water splashing , and the nurse threw her hands to her ears.

He fetched water and splashed it over the twitching boy.

The toilet flushed. Water splashed .

Rinsing her hands with cold water , she splashed some on her face.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

A motorcycle sped past, splashing all the spectators with mud.

He knocked over her cup and splashed coffee all over her new dress.

Maggie watched the children splash around in the pool.

The kids were playing around in the pool, splashing each other.

The waterfall cascaded over the rocks and splashed into a pool at the bottom.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Behind it the last bear splashed through the water.

It was splashed all over the shops!

McMurphy stopped splashing around like he had been.

Men were floundering about, splashing, yelling and cursing, whilst horses were dragged screaming to their deaths by the guns.

Then I splashed out and got my first Alembic - cost me £890 in 1980, serious cash.

They were splashed with blood from Parker's eye.

Water poured through the guttering and splashed noisily from the eaves.

II. noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

big

But it wasn't the big splash feared by locals living along the shores of the lake.

Small blips can make big splashes , and big blips no splashes.

Making a big splash It's easy when you have got the right toys ... Few children can resist playing with water.

Small blips can make big splashes , and big blips no splashes.

■ VERB

hear

A moment later we heard a splash and a squeal, more splashing, a flutter of duck, whoops of delight.

He heard the car splash in and the doors slam.

The boy heard angry; powerful splashes .

Sometimes you heard a soft splash as a fish jumped for one of the swarming insects.

A few minutes later I heard the splash of oars, and a rowing boat came into view manned by three crewmen.

Then she lowered it until she heard a splash and the rope went slack.

Nell Anderson heard the splash as her raft went in, felt the five metre line slacken - then everything went wrong.

make

You could always make a splash at your local pool.

But woe betide you if you make your splash with a financial killing or by getting a huge advance.

But Apple is going to make the loudest splash .

He liked Washington, where his brother had made such a splash before the war.

He was going to make a splash the nature of which was still to be determined.

Small blips can make big splashes , and big blips no splashes.

How could such a one as Hatton restrain himself from making a splash ?

To make a splash in this town it takes a revolutionary concept or a multimillion-dollar decor.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Ashlee fell into the river with a loud splash .

I heard the splash of oars in the water.

Judging from the shouts and splashes coming from the pool, everyone was having a lot of fun.

Then add just a splash of lemon.

There was a splash behind the boat as a large silver fish jumped out of the water.

There were splashes of paint all over my clothes.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A moment later we heard a splash and a squeal, more splashing, a flutter of duck, whoops of delight.

Between the bed and the door, a splash of red and white on the room's ochre.

Not so much as a splash or even his oddly deformed head above the water.

Rays of afternoon light poured through the stained glass windows, drenching the sanctuary with splashes of color.

Then he shot his legs up into the sky and slid down without a splash .

This was like a splash of ice water right in my face.

White splashes of paint on the bottles indicated which way up they should be binned after delivery from the wine merchant.

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary.      Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5.