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Image:2006-02-13_Drop-impact.jpg|thumb|right|A splash.
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Pronunciation

audio|en-us-splash.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æ�|-æ�

Synonyms
plash

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

#:* heard a splash in the pond

1. An impact or impression.

#:* make a splash

Translations
the sound made by an object hitting liquid
trans-top|The sound made by an object hitting a liquid
Finnish: loiskahdus, roiskahdus, loiskaus, roiskaus
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Russian: в�пле�к (vspl'esk) m, пле�к (pl'esk) m
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trans-top|An impact or impression
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Russian: ��ми�а (šumí�a) f
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ttbc|French: plouf
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Verb
en-verb|splash|es

1. To hit or agitate liquid.

#:* sit and splash in the bathtub
#*1990 October 28, w:Paul Simon|Paul Simon, �She Moves On�, w:The Rhythm of the Saints|The Rhythm of the Saints, Warner Bros.
#*: I know the reason I feel so blessed / My heart still splashes inside my chest

1. To splatter or spread around suddenly.

#:* water splashed everywhere

1. To create an impact or impression; to print, post or publicize prominently.

#:* The headline was splashed across newspapers everywhere.

Derived terms
splash down

Translations
trans-top|To hit or agitate liquid
Finnish: loiskuttaa, loiskia
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Russian: пле�ка���� (pleskát's'a) impf
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trans-top|To splatter or spread around suddenly
Finnish: roiskua
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Russian: �а�пле�ка���� (rapl'eskát's'a) pf
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trans-top|To create an impact or impression
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Russian: на��ме�� (našum'ét') pf
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ttbc|Spanish: chapotear
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