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.
▪ 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.
▪ 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.
▪ The kids love splashing (around) in the pool. ▪ The dog was splashing through the waves.
▪ 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.
▪ 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
▪ 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.
▪ 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.





