 Definitions of swash [ɒʃ, swɔʃ] 
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1. (v.i.) swash
to splash, as things in water, or as water does.
2. swash
to dash around, as things in violent motion.
3. swash
to swagger.
4. (v.t.) swash
to dash (water or other liquid) around, down, etc.
5. (n.) swash
the surging or dashing of water, waves, etc.
6. swash
a channel of water through or behind a sandbank.
7. swash
a swagger; swaggering gait or movement.
Etymology: (1520–30; of expressive orig.)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) swash
the movement or sound of water
"the swash of waves on the beach"
2. (verb) swash
make violent, noisy movements
3. (verb) spatter, splatter, plash, splash, splosh, swash
dash a liquid upon or against
"The mother splashed the baby's face with water"
4. (verb) boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade
show off
5. (verb) swagger, bluster, swash
act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
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| Definition of 'swash' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) swash
impulse of water flowing with violence; a dashing or splashing of water
2. (noun) swash
a narrow sound or channel of water lying within a sand bank, or between a sand bank and the shore, or a bar over which the sea washes
3. (noun) swash
liquid filth; wash; hog mash
4. (noun) swash
a blustering noise; a swaggering behavior
5. (noun) swash
a swaggering fellow; a swasher
6. (verb) swash
an oval figure, whose moldings are oblique to the axis of the work
7. (verb) swash
soft, like fruit too ripe; swashy
8. (verb) swash
to dash or flow noisily, as water; to splash; as, water swashing on a shallow place
9. (verb) swash
to fall violently or noisily
10. (verb) swash
to bluster; to make a great noise; to vapor or brag
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