26984 words

splashes

10 definitions • 18 examples
1
If a liquid splashes or if you splash a liquid, it falls on or hits something or someone:

Examples:

Water was splashing from a hole in the roof.
Unfortunately some paint splashed onto the rug.
She splashed her face with cold water.
She poured a large gin and splashed soda into it from a siphon.
2
to move in water so that drops of it go in all directions:

Examples:

The kids were splashing (about/around) in the shallow end of the swimming pool.
3
to print or show something, or be printed or shown, in a very noticeable way:

Examples:

4
a small amount of a liquid that has fallen or been dropped:

Examples:

There were several splashes of white paint on the carpet.
5
the noise of something hitting or moving in water:

Examples:

We heard a splash and then saw that Toni had fallen in the river.
6
something or someone bright or very noticeable:

Examples:

The little girl in her flowery dress provides the only splash of colour in the picture.
7
a shocking or exciting news story that is given a lot of attention in a newspaper or news programme:

Examples:

The revelation would have been a splash in every newspaper.
She came to me because there's been a big splash in the newspaper.
8
to scatter liquid or to cause liquid to scatter through the air or onto something:

Examples:

[ T ] She splashed her face with cold water.
[ I ] Kids love to splash around in mud puddles.
9
a bright area of color or light:

Examples:

The child’s red dress brought a splash of color to the picture.
10
an amount of liquid scattered, or the sound made by liquid being scattered:

Examples:

I wiped up the splashes from the floor.
Jimmy jumped into the pool with a splash.

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