- splash something about
- splash something aboutto scatter or slosh a liquid about. •
Please don't splash that about. It will stain anything you spill it on.
•Don't splash that stuff about!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
splash something about
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splash — splash1 [ splæʃ ] verb * 1. ) intransitive splash on/over/onto if a liquid splashes, it moves or hits something noisily: Water began splashing over the side of the boat. A little bit of her drink had splashed onto the table. a ) transitive if a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
splash about — ˌsplash a ˈround ˌsplash a ˈbout british [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they splash around he/she/it splashes around present participle … Useful english dictionary
splash — [splash] vt. [intens. extension of PLASH2] 1. to cause (a liquid substance) to scatter and fall in drops or blobs 2. to dash or scatter a liquid substance, mud, etc. on, so as to wet or soil 3. to cause to splash a liquid [to splash one s feet in … English World dictionary
splash — splash1 [splæʃ] v [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: plash to splash (16 19 centuries), perhaps from Dutch plassen] 1.) if a liquid splashes, it hits or falls on something and makes a noise splash against/on/over ▪ The ocean splashed against the pier. 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
splash — [[t]splæ̱ʃ[/t]] splashes, splashing, splashed 1) VERB If you splash about or splash around in water, you hit or disturb the water in a noisy way, causing some of it to fly up into the air. [V about/around] A lot of people were in the water,… … English dictionary
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… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
splash — splashingly, adv. /splash/, v.t. 1. to wet or soil by dashing masses or particles of water, mud, or the like; spatter: Don t splash her dress! 2. to fall upon (something) in scattered masses or particles, as a liquid does. 3. to cause to appear… … Universalium
splash — /splæʃ / (say splash) verb (t) 1. to wet or soil by dashing masses or particles of water, mud, or the like; spatter. 2. to fall upon (something) in scattered masses or particles, as a liquid does. 3. to cause to appear spattered. 4. to dash… …
splash — [[t]splæʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to wet or soil by dashing water, mud, or the like; spatter 2) to fall upon (something) in scattered masses or particles, as a liquid does 3) to dash (water, mud, etc.) about in scattered masses or particles 4) to dash a… … From formal English to slang
splash around — verb play in or as if in water, as of small children • Syn: ↑dabble, ↑paddle • Hypernyms: ↑play • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s … Useful english dictionary
splash — verb 1》 make liquid strike or fall on (something) in drops. ↘(of a liquid) fall or be scattered in drops. ↘strike or move around in water, causing it to fly about. ↘(splash down) (of a spacecraft) land on water. 2》 display (a story or … English new terms dictionary
