[splash] vb [alter. of plash] vt (ca. 1727) 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
2. a: to cause (a liquid or thinly viscous substance) to spatter about esp. with force b: to scatter in the manner of a splashed liquid ~ vi 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 ~ing over rocks" -- splash.er n
[2]splash n (1736) 1 a (1): splashed liquid or semiliquid substance; also: impounded water released suddenly (2): a spot or daub from or as if from splashed liquid "a mud ~ on the fender" b: a colored patch
2. a: the action of splashing b: a short plunge
3: a sound produced by or as if by a liquid falling, moving, being hurled, or oscillating
4. a: a vivid impression created esp. by ostentatious activity or appearance b: ostentatious display
5: a small amount: sprinkling