Pronunciations (2)
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/splɑʃ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/splɒʃ/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
Verb
To splash with a heavy splashing sound.
- Examples
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splosh into the sea
More examples (1)
Sometimes someone would take a wrench to a fire hydrant, jam a crate up to its nozzle, turning the whole of it into a fountain for us kids to splosh around and play in.
To traverse mushy or marshy wetlands.
To spill or spill over.
Noun
A heavy splashing sound.
Usage- Countable
A spilt or dropped liquid or semi-liquid substance.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
- Examples
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A medium-sized paper filled with sensible articles to the point, is better than one full of splosh.
[…] a milk-jug and a milk-bottle going all drunk then scattering white splosh in all directions
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Leaning forward, Rose saw the generous white splosh of bird poo decorating the tip of the woman’s expensive looking brown suede shoe.
Tea (the drink).
Usage- UK usage
- Slang
- Uncountable
- Examples
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Give us a cup of splosh, love.
Verb
make a splashing sound
- Examples
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water was splashing on the floor
walk through mud or mire
- Examples
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We had to splosh across the wet meadow
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
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She splashed the water around her
dash a liquid upon or against
- Examples
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The mother splashed the baby's face with water