Splash | Mean of splash in English Dictionary

/ˈsplæʃ/

• Verb
• to move, fall, or hit something in a noisy or messy way
1. Water/Mud splashed everywhere.
2. He dropped the bottle and bleach splashed onto the floor.
3. We could hear the waves splashing against the side of the boat.
• to cause (water or another liquid) to move in a noisy way or messy way
1. The baby splashed the water.
2. Don't splash water at your brother.
3. I accidentally splashed some water on the floor.
4. She splashed cold water on her face.
• to make (someone or something) wet with large drops of water or another liquid
1. Don't splash your brother.
2. We were splashed by a passing car.
3. She splashed her face with cold water.

• to move through water in a noisy and messy way
1. The kids love splashing (around) in the pool.
2. The dog was splashing through the waves.
• to mark (something) with patches of color or light
1. The sunset splashed the sky with red.
2. The canvas was splashed with bold colors.
• to put (something, such as a photograph or news headline) in a place or position where it will be easily seen by many people
1. The scandal was splashed across the front page.
2. Her picture was splashed (all) over the news.
• to land in the ocean
1. The space capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico.
• to spend a lot of money
1. If you really want to splash out [=splurge], let's go to dinner and a show in town.
2. We can't afford to splash out that much money for luxuries.
• Noun
• the sound made when someone or something hits liquid or when liquid hits something
1. He listened to the gentle splash of the waves against the boat.
2. We heard a splash from the pool.
3. The bird dived into the pond with a splash.
• the movement of liquid when something hits it
1. There was barely a splash when the diver hit the water.
2. I was hit by the splash when a truck drove through the puddle.
• a mark or spot made when a liquid is splashed on something
1. You've got splashes of mud on your pants.
• a small area of bright color or light
1. a splash of color
2. splashes of light on the floor
• a small amount of liquid added to a drink
1. coffee with just a splash of cream
• to attract a lot of attention in an exciting way
1. The young director is making (quite) a splash in Hollywood.
2. The news of her arrest made a huge splash.