n. 25B6; verb
splash your face with cool water : SPRINKLE, spray, shower, splatter, slosh, slop, squirt; daub; wet.
his boots were splashed with mud : SPATTER, bespatter, splatter, speck, speckle, blotch, smear, stain, mark; Scottish & Irish slabber; informal splotch, splodge; poetic/literary bedabble.
waves splashed on the beach : SWASH, wash, break, lap; dash, beat, lash, batter, crash, buffet; poetic/literary plash.
children splashed in the water : PADDLE, wade, slosh; wallow; informal splosh.
the story was splashed across the front pages : BLAZON, display, spread, plaster, trumpet, publicize; informal splatter.
25B6; noun
a splash of fat on his shirt : SPOT, blob, dab, daub, smudge, smear, speck, fleck; mark, stain; informal splotch, splodge.
a splash of lemonade : DROP, dash, bit, spot, soupçon, dribble, driblet; Scottish informal scoosh.
a splash of colour : PATCH, burst, streak.
25A0; make a splash (informal) CAUSE A SENSATION, cause a stir, attract attention, draw attention to oneself/itself, get noticed, make an impression, make an impact.
25A0; splash out (Brit. informal) BE EXTRAVAGANT, go on a spending spree, spare no expense, spend lavishly; informal lash out, splurge; Brit. informal push the boat out.