splash

—splashingly, adv.

/splash/, v.t.

1. to wet or soil by dashing masses or particles of water, mud, or the like; spatter: Don't splash her dress!

2. to fall upon (something) in scattered masses or particles, as a liquid does.

3. to cause to appear spattered.

4. to dash (water, mud, etc.) about in scattered masses or particles.

5. to make (one's way) with splashing: He splashed his way across the pool.

6. Logging. to move (logs) by releasing a body of water from a splash dam.

v.i.

7. to dash a liquid or semiliquid substance about.

8. to fall, move, or strike with a splash or splashes.

9. (of liquid) to dash with force in scattered masses or particles.

n.

10. the act of splashing.

11. the sound of splashing.

12. a quantity of some liquid or semiliquid substance splashed upon or in a thing.

13. a spot caused by something splashed.

14. a patch, as of color or light.

15. Logging.

a. the act of splashing logs.

b. water released, as from a splash dam, for splashing logs.

16. a striking show or impression.

[1705-15; perh. alter. of PLASH¹]

Syn. 16. ado, impression, uproar, sensation.

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