splash

== English == === Etymology === Probably an alteration of plash (compare spatter, spill for the initial s-). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /splæʃ/ Rhymes: -æʃ === Noun === splash (plural splashes) (onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid. A small amount of liquid. A small amount (of color). A mark or stain made from a small amount of liquid. An impact or impression. (computing, informal) A splash screen. (wrestling) A body press; a move where the wrestler jumps forward from a raised platform such as the top turnbuckle, landing stomach first across an opponent lying on the ground below. (dated) A cosmetic powder to whiten the complexion. (journalism) A large, prominent headline or article. (comics) A splash page. (military, slang) The shooting down of an aircraft over water. (MLE, slang) The bleeding caused by a knife wound. (MLE, slang) A knife. Synonyms: splasher, jooka ~ jooker, nank, shank, bassy, rambo, pokey, chete, ying ==== Synonyms ==== (sound of liquid): plash ==== Translations ==== === Verb === splash (third-person singular simple present splashes, present participle splashing, simple past and past participle splashed) (intransitive) To hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass. (intransitive) (of a liquid) To disperse suddenly as a result of an impulse; to splatter. (transitive) To hit or agitate (liquid) so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass. She splashed water onto her face. I accidentally splashed some coffee on my keyboard. (transitive) To hit or expel liquid at. (transitive) To create an impact or impression; to print, post, or publicize prominently. (transitive) To spend (money). (figurative) To roughly fill with color. (transitive, nautical) To launch a ship. (military, slang) To shoot down (an aircraft) over water. (transitive, MLE) To stab (a person), causing them to bleed. Synonyms: chef, ching; see also Thesaurus:stab ==== Translations ==== === Derived terms === === Related terms === splish (small splash) splosh (large splash) sploosh (larger splash) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from English splash. === Pronunciation === === Interjection === splash (onomatopoeia) splash Synonyms: chuá, tchibum