splash

1 verb

1 (I) if a liquid splashes, it hits or falls on something noisily or it moves noisily

(+ against/on/over): Great drops of rain splashed on the window.

2 (transitive always + adv/prep) to make someone or something wet with a lot of small drops of water or other liquid: splash sth on/over/with etc sth: Shivering, he splashed cold water on his face and washed his hands.

3 also splash about/around (I) to make water fly up in the air with a loud noise by hitting it or by moving around in it: Maggie watched the children splashing about in the pool.

4 (T) informal if a newspaper splashes a story or picture over its pages, it makes it very large and easy to notice

splash down phrasal verb (I) if a spacecraft splashes down it deliberately lands in the sea —see also: splashdown splash out on sth phrasal verb (T) informal to spend a lot of money on something: We splashed out on a new kitchen. 2 noun

1 (C) the sound of a liquid hitting something or being moved around quickly: Rachel fell into the river with a loud splash.

2 (C) a mark made by a liquid splashing onto something else: There were splashes of paint all over my clothes.

3 a splash of colour small area of bright colour

4 make a splash informal to do something that gets a lot of public attention: Russell's new show made a big splash in New York.

5 (singular) especially BrE a small amount of liquid added to a drink: Just a splash of milk in my coffee, please.

3 adverb informal with a splash: You should have seen Rex - he jumped splash into the lake!