splat

Everyday

1. Splat is the wet slapping sound something soft makes when it hits a surface hard: splat! tree →
2. A splat is a messy mark made this way. tree →
3. To splat is to hit something with this sound, or to squash flat. tree →

In the lessons

Stories and comics: splat is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like what it means), like bang, pop and splash, used in poetry and English lessons. Everyday life: an egg or tomato going splat on the floor.

Examples

• The egg fell on the floor — splat! tree →
• The tomato hit the wall with a splat. tree →
• Splat! The snowball hit his back. tree →
• There was a big paint splat on the carpet. tree →
• The mud pie went splat on the ground. tree →
• The cartoon cat went splat against the window. tree →
• Onomatopoeia words include splat, crash and buzz. tree →

Note

Informal. Verb doubles the t: splatted, splatting. Similar words: splash (water), splodge (UK, a messy mark), splatter (spray of drops).