splash A2 Topic:Senses & Perception US /splæʃ/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like splosh /æ/ vs /ɑ/ Freq #7811 Meanings 1 verb To make liquid fly about in drops, or to hit liquid noisily. The children splashed each other in the swimming pool. 2 verb To throw or scatter liquid onto someone or something. A passing car splashed mud all over my coat. 3 noun The sound or act of something hitting liquid. I heard a splash when the rock landed in the pond. 4 noun A bright patch of color. The red scarf added a splash of color to her outfit. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make liquid fly about in... spattersplosh 2 verb · to throw or scatter liquid... spattersprinkle Word family Forms splashedsplashessplashingsplashy Derived forms antisplashantisplasherbacksplashbesplashbootsplashdicksplashsplash-and-dashsplash-and-gosplash-dashsplash-landsplash-proofsplashable Related forms splishsplooshsplosh Common collocations splash around Verb + adverb Etymology Probably an alteration of plash (compare spatter, spill for the initial s-). Topics Senses & Perception Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # splash **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** verb, noun **IPA (US):** /splæʃ/ **Frequency rank:** 7811 ## Meanings 1. To make liquid fly about in drops, or to hit liquid noisily. 2. To throw or scatter liquid onto someone or something. 3. The sound or act of something hitting liquid. 4. A bright patch of color. ## Examples - The children splashed each other in the swimming pool. - A passing car splashed mud all over my coat. - I heard a splash when the rock landed in the pond. - The red scarf added a splash of color to her outfit. ## Derived Forms - antisplash - antisplasher - backsplash - besplash - bootsplash - dicksplash - splash-and-dash - splash-and-go - splash-dash - splash-land - splash-proof - splashable ## Related Forms - splish - sploosh - splosh ## Etymology Probably an alteration of plash (compare spatter, spill for the initial s-). ## Topics - Senses & Perception - Actions & Processes markdown