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Meaning of splash

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  splash
      n 1: the sound like water splashing [syn: {splash}, {plash}]
      2: a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he
         made a great splash and then disappeared" [syn: {stir},
         {splash}]
      3: a small quantity of something moist or liquid; "a dab of
         paint"; "a splatter of mud"; "just a splash of whiskey" [syn:
         {dab}, {splash}, {splatter}]
      4: a patch of bright color; "her red hat gave her outfit a
         splash of color"
      5: the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface [syn:
         {spatter}, {spattering}, {splash}, {splashing},
         {splattering}]
      6: the act of scattering water about haphazardly [syn: {splash},
         {splashing}]
      v 1: cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force;
           "She splashed the water around her" [syn: {sprinkle},
           {splash}, {splosh}]
      2: walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet
         meadow" [syn: {squelch}, {squish}, {splash}, {splosh},
         {slosh}, {slop}]
      3: dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the
         baby's face with water" [syn: {spatter}, {splatter}, {plash},
         {splash}, {splosh}, {swash}]
      4: mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture;
         cause to appear splashed or spattered; "The mountain was
         splashed with snow"
      5: make a splashing sound; "water was splashing on the floor"
         [syn: {splash}, {splosh}, {slosh}, {slush}]
      6: soil or stain with a splashed liquid
      7: strike and dash about in a liquid; "The boys splashed around
         in the pool"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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