splash

Everyday

1. To splash is to hit water or another liquid so that drops fly about. tree →
2. To splash someone or something is to make them wet with drops of liquid. tree →
3. A splash is the sound or movement of liquid hitting something, or a small spot of liquid. tree →
4. A splash of colour is a small bright patch of it. tree →
5. To make a splash is to get a lot of attention. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life children splash in puddles, pools and the sea; in safety lessons, splashing in a pool is fine but pushing people in is not, and chemicals or hot liquids must not splash on skin or eyes. In stories it is an onomatopoeia — the word sounds like the noise. Phrases: «splash about», «make a splash», «splash of colour», «splash pool», «with a splash».

Examples

• The children splashed in the puddles. tree →
• A car splashed water all over my coat. tree →
• The frog jumped into the pond with a big splash. tree →
• Wear goggles so chemicals don't splash in your eyes. tree →
• She added a splash of milk to her tea. tree →
• The red flowers were a splash of colour in the grey yard. tree →
• The new film made a splash. tree →
• We splashed about in the paddling pool. tree →
• There was a splash, and then silence. tree →

Note

Plural splashes; third person splashes. «Splash» is an onomatopoeic word (it sounds like what it means), useful in poems. «Splash» is short contact; «soak» means getting wet all through.