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1splash Listen to audio/ˈsplæʃ/ verb
splash·es; splashed; splash·ing
1 always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] of a liquid : to move, fall, or hit something in a noisy or messy way
Water/Mud splashed everywhere. He dropped the bottle and bleach splashed onto the floor. We could hear the waves splashing against the side of the boat.
2 [+ obj] a : to cause (water or another liquid) to move in a noisy way or messy way
The baby splashed the water. Don't splash water at your brother. I accidentally splashed some water on the floor. She splashed cold water on her face.
b : to make (someone or something) wet with large drops of water or another liquid
Don't splash your brother. We were splashed by a passing car. She splashed her face with cold water.
3 [no obj] : to move through water in a noisy and messy way
The kids love splashing (around) in the pool. The dog was splashing through the waves.
4 [+ obj] : to mark (something) with patches of color or light
The sunset splashed the sky with red.often used as (be) splashed with The canvas was splashed with bold colors.
splash across/over [phrasal verb]
splash (something) across/over (something) : to put (something, such as a photograph or news headline) in a place or position where it will be easily seen by many people
The scandal was splashed across the front page. Her picture was splashed (all) over the news.
splash down
[phrasal verb] of a spacecraft : to land in the ocean
The space capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico.see also splashdown
splash out [phrasal verb]
splash out or splash out (something) or splash (something) out Brit, informal : to spend a lot of money
If you really want to splash out [=splurge], let's go to dinner and a show in town. We can't afford to splash out that much money for luxuries.

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