splash

noun

  1. 1

    the act of scattering water about haphazardly

  2. 2

    the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface

  3. 3

    a patch of bright color

    her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color

  4. 4

    the sound like water splashing

  5. 5

    a small quantity of something moist or liquid

    a dab of paint

    a splatter of mud

  6. 6

    a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event

    he made a great splash and then disappeared

verb

  1. 1

    mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered

    The mountain was splashed with snow

  2. 2

    dash a liquid upon or against

    The mother splashed the baby's face with water

  3. 3

    cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force

    She splashed the water around her

  4. 4

    strike and dash about in a liquid

    The boys splashed around in the pool

  5. 5

    soil or stain with a splashed liquid

  6. 6

    walk through mud or mire

    We had to splosh across the wet meadow

Synonyms

Also useful for “splash”:Unscrambler