n.
Pronunciation: ' splash
Function: verb
Etymology: alteration of plash
Date: 1715
intransitive verb
1 a : to strike and dash about a liquid or semiliquid substance b : to move in or into a liquid or semiliquid substance and cause it to spatter
2 a (1) : to become spattered about (2) : to spread or scatter in the manner of splashed liquid b : to fall, strike, or move with a splashing sound <a brook splash ing over rocks>
transitive verb
1 a (1) : to dash a liquid or thinly viscous substance upon or against (2) : to soil or stain with splashed liquid b : to mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture c : to display prominently <a story splash ed on the front page>
2 a : to cause (a liquid or thinly viscous substance) to spatter about especially with force b : to scatter in the manner of a splashed liquid
– splash · er noun