splash

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 photograph) in a prominent place in a newspaper or magazine.
3》 (splash out or splash money out) Brit. informal spend money freely.
4》 (be splashed with) be decorated with scattered patches of.
noun
1》 an instance of splashing or the sound made by this.
    ↘a small quantity of liquid that has splashed on to a surface.
    ↘a small quantity of liquid added to a drink.
2》 a bright patch of colour.
3》 informal a prominent news feature or story.
Phrases
make a splash informal attract a great deal of attention.
Derivatives
splashy adjective
Origin
C18: alt. of plash.

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