splash
pronunciation
How to pronounce splash in British English:
UK [splæʃ]
How to pronounce splash in American English:
US [splæʃ]
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- Noun:
- the sound like water splashing
- a small quantity of something moist or soft
- the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
- the act of scattering water about haphazardly
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- Verb:
- cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
- walk through mud or mire
- dash a liquid upon or against
- mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered
- make a splashing sound
- soil or stain with a splashed liquid
- strike and dash about in a liquid
Word Origin
- splash (v.)
- 1715 (intransitive); 1722 (transitive), probably an alteration of plash with an intensive s-. Related: Splashed; splashing. Splash-board attested from 1826. Splash-down (n.) in the spacecraft sense is attested from 1961.
- splash (n.)
- 1736, "water or liquid thrown upon anything," from splash (v.). Meaning "striking or ostentatious display" is first attested 1804. Sense of "small quantity of soda water, etc., added to a drink" is from 1922. Of color or light, 1832.
Example
- 1. A splash picture created by using green dye in milk
- 2. Cats try not to make a splash when drinking
- 3. Tax increases in europe will make the rich feel poorer and less inclined to splash out .
- 4. The dominant visual feature from coca cola three , i.e. the coke bottle with its gigantic splash , leads to the informal , energetic and cheerful tone .
- 5. Because its failure may be just the wake-up call the world has needed the splash of cold water that may finally get us to face the facts about what works and what does not work to cure climate change .