What is the meaning of splash?

noun

• The sound like water splashing.
  • synonyms: plash
• A prominent or sensational but short-lived news event.
  • usage: "he made a great splash and then disappeared"
  • synonyms: stir
• A small quantity of something moist or liquid.
  • usage: "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"; "just a splash of whiskey"
  • synonyms: dab, splatter
• A patch of bright color.
  • usage: "her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color"
• The act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface.
  • synonyms: spatter, spattering, splashing, splattering
• The act of scattering water about haphazardly.
  • synonyms: splashing

verb

• Cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force.
  • usage: "She splashed the water around her"
  • synonyms: sprinkle, splosh
• Walk through mud or mire.
  • usage: "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"
  • synonyms: squelch, squish, splosh, slosh, slop
• Dash a liquid upon or against.
  • usage: "The mother splashed the baby's face with water"
  • synonyms: spatter, splatter, plash, splosh, swash
• Mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered.
  • usage: "The mountain was splashed with snow"
• Make a splashing sound.
  • usage: "water was splashing on the floor"
  • synonyms: splosh, slosh, slush
• Soil or stain with a splashed liquid.
• Strike and dash about in a liquid.
  • usage: "The boys splashed around in the pool"