splash
verbEtymology Probably an alteration of plash (compare spatter, spill for the initial s-).
10 senses
- 1To hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates…
- 2(of a liquid) To disperse suddenly as a result of an…
- 3To hit or agitate (liquid) so that part of it separates…
- 4To hit or expel liquid at.
- 5To create an impact or impression; to print, post, or…
- 6To spend (money).
- 7To roughly fill with color.
- 8To launch a ship.
- 9To shoot down (an aircraft) over water.
- 10To stab (a person), causing them to bleed.
1
To hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.
- sit and splash in the bathtub
- I know the reason I feel so blessed / My heart still splashes inside my chest1990 October 28, Paul Simon, “She Moves On”, in The Rhythm of the Saints, Warner Bros.:
2
(of a liquid) To disperse suddenly as a result of an impulse; to splatter.
- Water splashed everywhere.
3
To hit or agitate (liquid) so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.
- She splashed water onto her face.
- I accidentally splashed some coffee on my keyboard.
4
To hit or expel liquid at.
- The children were splashing each other playfully in the sea.
- When she comes in the door, splash her with perfume.
5
To create an impact or impression; to print, post, or publicize prominently.
- The headline was splashed across newspapers everywhere.
- The March 5, 1978 issue of National Reader […] contained an exciting front page headline -- "Most Major Hollywood Stars Are Gay or Bisexual!!!!" Splashed on the cover are photos of Rock Hudson, Shaun and David Cassidy, […] and, last but not least, Lily Tomlin.1978 April 8, Eric Rogers, “Speaking Out”, in Gay Community News, page 5:
1 more example
- Now it's big black cars and Riviera views / And your lover in the foyer doesn't even know you / And your secrets end up splashed on the news front page2012, Taylor Swift, “The Lucky One”, in Red (Taylor's Version), published 2021:
6
To spend (money).
- After pay day I can afford to splash some cash and buy myself a motorbike.
7
Figuratively To roughly fill with color.
- This was pure theatre, with a 60,000 crowd at Wembley adding colour to the fight to face either England or Denmark in Sunday's final, the stadium splashed with the red of Spain at one end and the victorious blue of Italy at the other as crowds flocked back in ever bigger numbers after pandemic restrictions were lifted.2021 July 6, Phil McNulty, “Italy beat Spain on penalties: 'Pure theatre as Italy present formidable obstacle in final'”, in BBC Sport:
- In the two years following Midway, Japanese shipyards managed to splash only six additional fleet carriers. The United States in the same period added seventeen, along with ten medium carriers and eighty-six escort carriers.1999 March, David M. Kennedy, "Victory at Sea": Atlantic Monthly:
9
Government, Military, Politics, War Slang To shoot down (an aircraft) over water.
- Planes were sighted at about 5000 yards, fire was opened at 4500 yards; the first plane was splashed about 1800 yards from the ship, the second was splashed about 3000 yards from the ship and rudder shifted to hard right.2010, Robin L. Rielly, Kamikaze Attacks of World War II, page 234:
10
Multicultural London English To stab (a person), causing them to bleed.
- Grab him, don't panic, rambo under my jacket Nap him, splash him, then I'm petrol bath my jacket2017 October 18, “Panic”, Knockoutned (lyrics), performed by #Moscow17 Ruth x Knockoutned:
- Derived terms
48 terms
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