Definition von „splash“ auf Englisch

noun

1. (onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.

   • I heard a splash when the rock landed in the pond.

2. 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.

3. A small amount (of color).

   • The painter put a splash of blue on the wall to make it more colorful

4. 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.

5. An impact or impression.

   • The new movie made quite a splash upon its release.

6. (computing, informal) A splash screen.

7. (wrestling) 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.

8. (dated) A cosmetic powder to whiten the complexion.

9. (journalism) A large, prominent headline or article.

10. (comics) A splash page.

11. (military, slang) The shooting down of an aircraft over water.

12. (MLE, slang) The bleeding caused by a knife wound.

13. (MLE, slang) A knife.

verb

1. (intransitive) To hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.

   • sit and splash in the bathtub

2. (intransitive) (of a liquid) To disperse suddenly as a result of an impulse; to splatter.

   • Water splashed everywhere.

3. (transitive) To hit or agitate (liquid) so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.

   • She splashed water onto her face.
   • I accidentally splashed some coffee on my keyboard.

4. (transitive) To hit or expel liquid at.

   • The children were splashing each other playfully in the sea.
   • When she comes in the door, splash her with perfume.

5. (transitive) To create an impact or impression; to print, post, or publicize prominently.

   • The headline was splashed across newspapers everywhere.

6. (transitive) To spend (money).

   • After pay day I can afford to splash some cash and buy myself a motorbike.

7. (figurative) To roughly fill with color.

8. (transitive, nautical) To launch a ship.

9. (military, slang) To shoot down (an aircraft) over water.

10. (transitive, MLE) To stab (a person), causing them to bleed.