splash
/splæʃ/ noun B2- The sound made by an object hitting a liquid. · I heard a splash when the rock landed in the pond.
- A small amount of liquid. · I felt a splash of rain, so I put up my hood.· I felt a splash of water on my leg as the car drove into the nearby puddle.
- A small amount (of color). · The painter put a splash of blue on the wall to make it more colorful
- A mark or stain made from a small amount of liquid. · There was a visible splash on his pants after he went to the bathroom.
- An impact or impression. · The new movie made quite a splash upon its release.
- A splash screen.
- 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.
- A cosmetic powder to whiten the complexion.
Plural splashes
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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After walks has shown me splashes upon his trousers, and told me by their colour and consistence in what part of London he had received them.
“You are sure that there is no wound?” he asked, pointing to numerous gouts and splashes of blood which lay all round.
Dantès in his cell heard the noise of preparation,—sounds that at the depth where he lay would have been inaudible to any but the ear of a prisoner, who could hear the splash of the drop of water that every hour fell from the roof of his dungeon.
Has a white splash of acid upon his forehead.”
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