splash

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a patch of bright color

   The red hat gave my outfit a splash of color.

2. 2
   noun

   a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event

   They made a great splash and then disappeared.

3. 3
   verb

   mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture

   cause to appear splashed or spattered

4. 4
   verb

   dash a liquid upon or against

   The mother splashed the baby's face with water

5. 5
   verb

   cause a liquid to spatter about, especially with force

   I splashed the water around me.

6. 6
   verb

   strike and dash about in a liquid

   The boys splashed around in the pool

7. 7
   verb

   make a splashing sound

   water was splashing on the floor

8. 8
   noun

   The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.

   I heard a splash when the rock landed in the pond.

Etymology

Probably an alteration of plash (compare spatter, spill for the initial s-).