splash

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. v. To propel or scatter (a fluid) about in flying masses.
2. v. To scatter fluid onto in flying masses; wet, stain, or soil with flying fluid.
3. v. To cause (something) to scatter fluid in flying masses: splashed their hands in the water.
4. v. To make (one's way) with or by scattering of fluid.
5. v. To apply patches or spots of a contrasting, usually bright, color to: a floral pattern that was splashed with pink; moonlight splashing the deserted courtyard.
6. v. To display or publicize very noticeably: Their engagement was splashed all over the tabloids.
7. v. To cause a fluid to scatter in flying masses: splashed about in the swimming pool.
8. v. To fall into or move through fluid with this effect: We splashed through the waves.
9. v. To move, spill, or fly about in scattered masses: Whipped cream splashed onto the counter.
10. v. To produce a sound or sight associated with this effect.
11. n. The act or sound of splashing: went for a splash in the lake; heard the splash of the fish being thrown back.
12. n. A flying mass of fluid.
13. n. A small amount, especially of a fluid: a splash of liqueur on the cake.
14. n. A marking produced by or as if by scattered fluid: a splash of light.
15. n. A great though often short-lived impression; a stir: a publicity splash.
16. splash down To land in water. Used of a spacecraft or missile.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To spatter or bespatter, as with water, water and mud, or any other liquid.
2. To dash or throw about in splotches: as, to splash dirty water on one.
3. To accomplish with splashing or plashing.
4. To ornament with splashed decoration. Synonyms and
5. To dabble or spatter about in water or other liquid; dash or spatter water about.
6. To fall with or make a plashing sound.
7. n. Water or other liquid thrown upon anything.
8. n. A noise or effect as from water or mud thrown up or dashed about.
9. n. A spot of dirt or other discoloring or disfiguring matter; a blot; a daub.
10. n. A spot or plash of color strongly differing from the surrounding color, as on the hide of a horse, cow, or other animal.
11. n. A complexion-powder, generally the finest rice-flour, used by women to whiten their necks and faces.
12. n. A shad-wash.
13. In lumbering, to drive (logs) by releasing a head of water confined by a splash-dam.
14. n. A bird-fanciers' name for an elongate spot of color.
15. n. A dash; a show; display.
16. Dashing; ostentatious; extravagant.

Wiktionary

1. n. The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
2. n. An impact or impression.
3. v. To hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.
4. v. To disperse a fluid suddenly; to splatter.
5. v. To create an impact or impression; to print, post or publicize prominently.
6. v. To launch a ship.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. v. To strike and dash about, as water, mud, etc.; to plash.
2. v. To spatter water, mud, etc., upon; to wet.
3. v. To strike and dash about water, mud, etc.; to dash in such a way as to spatter.
4. n. Water, or water and dirt, thrown upon anything, or thrown from a puddle or the like; also, a spot or daub, as of matter which wets or disfigures.
5. n. A noise made by striking upon or in a liquid.

WordNet 3.0

1. v. soil or stain with a splashed liquid
2. n. the act of scattering water about haphazardly
3. v. dash a liquid upon or against
4. n. a patch of bright color
5. n. a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
6. v. mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered
7. n. a small quantity of something moist or liquid
8. v. cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
9. v. walk through mud or mire
10. n. the sound like water splashing
11. n. the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
12. v. strike and dash about in a liquid
13. v. make a splashing sound