splash

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To make liquid fly about in drops, or to hit liquid noisily.

   The children splashed each other in the swimming pool.

2. 2
   verb

   To throw or scatter liquid onto someone or something.

   A passing car splashed mud all over my coat.

3. 3
   noun

   The sound or act of something hitting liquid.

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

4. 4
   noun

   A bright patch of color.

   The red scarf added a splash of color to her outfit.

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

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