1. (v.t.)splash to wet or soil by dashing water, mud, or the like; spatter.
2. splash to fall upon (something) in scattered masses or particles, as a liquid does.
3. splash to dash (water, mud, etc.) about in scattered masses or particles.
4. (v.i.)splash to dash a liquid or semiliquid substance about.
5. splash (of liquid) to dash with force in scattered masses or particles.
6. splash to fall, move, or go with a splash or splashes.
7. (n.)splash the act of splashing.
8. splash the sound of splashing.
9. splash a quantity of a liquid or semiliquid substance splashed.
10. splash a spot caused by something splashed.
11. splash a patch, as of color or light.
12. splash a striking show or impression.
13. splash a small amount of liquid.
Etymology: (1705–15; perh. alter. of plash1)
Definition of 'splash'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)splash, plash the sound like water splashing
2. (noun)stir, splash a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event "he made a great splash and then disappeared"
3. (noun)dab, splash, splatter a small quantity of something moist or liquid "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"; "just a splash of whiskey"
4. (noun)splash a patch of bright color "her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color"
5. (noun)spatter, spattering, splash, splashing, splattering the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
6. (verb)splash, splashing the act of scattering water about haphazardly
7. (verb)sprinkle, splash, splosh cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force "She splashed the water around her"
8. (verb)squelch, squish, splash, splosh, slosh, slop walk through mud or mire "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"
9. (verb)spatter, splatter, plash, splash, splosh, swash dash a liquid upon or against "The mother splashed the baby's face with water"
10. (verb)splash mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered "The mountain was splashed with snow"
11. (verb)splash, splosh, slosh, slush make a splashing sound "water was splashing on the floor"
12. (verb)splash soil or stain with a splashed liquid
13. (verb)splash strike and dash about in a liquid "The boys splashed around in the pool"
1. (verb)splash (of liquid) to move and make a sound water splashing against the rocks; They splashed pool water at each other.
2. splash to move through liquid so that it makes a noise kids splashing in puddles
3. (noun)splash the sound of liquid moving The fish landed with a splash.
4. splash a small amount Add some flowers for a splash of color.; a splash of hot sauce
Definition of 'splash'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)splash water, or water and dirt, thrown upon anything, or thrown from a puddle or the like; also, a spot or daub, as of matter which wets or disfigures
2. (noun)splash a noise made by striking upon or in a liquid
3. (verb)splash to strike and dash about, as water, mud, etc.; to plash
4. (verb)splash to spatter water, mud, etc., upon; to wet
5. (verb)splash to strike and dash about water, mud, etc.; to dash in such a way as to spatter