noun
Meaning 1
A heavy splashing sound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
splosh
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /splɑʃ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /splɒʃ/
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rhymes with -ɒʃ
noun
Meaning 2
A spilt or dropped liquid or semi-liquid substance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
Tea (the drink).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, slang, uncountable
Examples
- Give us a cup of splosh, love.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To splash with a heavy splashing sound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- splosh into the sea
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verb
Meaning 5
To traverse mushy or marshy wetlands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 6
To spill or spill over.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 7
dash a liquid upon or against
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The mother splashed the baby's face with water
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spatter, splatter, plash, splash, swash
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse
Narrower terms: puddle, slosh, slush, slosh around, slush around
verb
Meaning 8
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She splashed the water around her
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sprinkle, splash
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse
Narrower terms: salt, drizzle, moisten
verb
Meaning 9
walk through mud or mire
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- We had to splosh across the wet meadow
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: squelch, squish, splash, slosh, slop
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp
verb
Meaning 10
make a splashing sound
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- water was splashing on the floor
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: splash, slosh, slush
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sound, go
History
Etymology
Onomatopoeic. Connected with splash and splish; compare also slosh.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: molskahtaa — to make a heavy splashing sound