<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to wet or soil by dashing masses or particles of water, mud, or the like; spatter: Don't splash her dress!</li><li>to fall upon (something) in scattered masses or particles, as a liquid does.</li><li>to cause to appear spattered.</li><li>to dash (water, mud, etc.) about in scattered masses or particles.</li><li>to make (one's way) with splashing: He splashed his way across the pool.</li><li>Logging: to move (logs) by releasing a body of water from a splash dam.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of splashing.</li><li>the sound of splashing.</li><li>a quantity of some liquid or semiliquid substance splashed upon or in a thing.</li><li>a spot caused by something splashed.</li><li>a patch, as of color or light.</li><li>Logging: the act of splashing logs.</li><li>water released, as from a splash dam for splashing logs.</li><li>a striking show or impression.</li></ul>