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splash
noun [C] (LIQUID) /splæʃ/Definition
C2 a small amount of a liquid that has fallen or been dropped: There were several splashes of white paint on the carpet.Movement of liquids B2 the noise of something hitting or moving in water: We heard a splash and then saw that Toni had fallen in the river.Sounds made by objects, movement or impact splash
adverb › The ball fell splash into the river.Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
(Definition of splash noun (LIQUID) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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