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splatter

/ splatter /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
dash a liquid upon or against
"The mother splashed the baby''s face with water"
Type of:
scatter sprinkle dot
Kinds of:
puddle slosh slush slosh around slush around
Derived:
swash splash plash splashing spatter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
noun Sense 2
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
"he heard a spatter of gunfire"
Type of:
noise
Derived:
sputter splutter splat
noun Sense 3
a small quantity of something moist or soft
"a dab of paint"
"a splatter of mud"
Type of:
small indefinite quantity small indefinite amount
Derived:
spatter plash splash splosh swash
verb Sense 4
cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
"spill the milk"
"splatter water"
Type of:
move displace
Derived:
spillway spill wasteweir spillage release
Verb group:
spill shed disgorge run out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
54%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
35
Times Searched
2
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scatter sprinkle dot puddle slosh slush slosh around slush around noise small indefinite quantity small indefinite amount move