splash

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. splatter, [be]spatter; dash, plop, spill; slop, splash, dabble, paddle. See water, uncleanness, ostentation.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. plash, plop, dash, spatter, sprinkle, spray, slosh, slop.

• make a splash*,

Syn. show off*, do something big, get results*; see succeed 1 .

v.

Syn. dash, splatter, bespatter, dabble, plash, get wet, throw; see also moisten .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

1. splatter squirt, jet, spurt, spray, sprinkle, slosh, slop, plop, *kerplunk.

2. small amount drop, touch.

3. spectacle display, sensation, show.

II

v.

splatter, squirt, jet, spurt, spray, sprinkle, slosh, slop, plop, *kerplunk.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To hurl or scatter liquid upon: bespatter, ' dash, slop, slosh, spatter, splatter, spray, swash. See STRIKE. 2. To flow or move with a low slapping sound: bubble, burble, gurgle, lap, swash, wash. See MOVE, SOUNDS.