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- DictionarySplash/splaSH/
noun
- 1. a sound made by something striking or falling into liquid: "we hit the water with a mighty splash"
verb
- 1. cause (liquid) to strike or fall on something in irregular drops: "she splashed cold water onto her face"
splash noun [C] (NOISE) B2. the sound of something falling into or moving in water: They sat listening to the splash of raindrops on the lake. a splash of colour. a small area of colour that makes something look brighter: The flowers added a splash of colour to the room.
A splash is a tiny amount of a liquid. You might, for example, prefer your coffee with just a splash of cream. A splash can be wet, like a splash of lemonade in your tea, or it can be bright, like a splash of yellow across the oil painting you're working on.
B2 [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] (UK informal also splosh) If a liquid splashes or if you splash a liquid, it falls on or hits something or someone: Water was splashing from a hole in the roof. Unfortunately some paint splashed onto the rug. She splashed her face with cold water.
2 days ago · A splash is the sound made when something hits water or falls into it. There was a splash and something fell clumsily into the water. 4. countable noun. A splash of a liquid is a small quantity of it that falls on something or is added to something.
n. 1. The act or sound of splashing: went for a splash in the lake; heard the splash of the fish being thrown back. 2. a. A flying mass of fluid. b. A small amount, especially of a fluid: a splash of liqueur on the cake. 3. A marking produced by or as if by scattered fluid: a splash of light.
Definition of splash verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
make, cause, etc. a splash (informal) to do something in a way that attracts a lot of attention or causes a lot of excitement Her first book made a big splash. Parents still like to make a splash for a daughter's wedding. See splash in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: splash.
