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to backsplash

to backsplash

5.7
To make liquid splash back onto someone or something
  • verb
  • /ˈbækˌsplæʃ/
  • US
translation icon : salpicar
  • Rain hitting the pavement may backsplash mud onto your shoes.

Examples

  • The powerful faucet can backsplash water onto the counter if you turn it on too quickly.

  • The water backsplashed onto my shirt when I turned on the faucet.

  • Be careful when pouring the soup so it does not backsplash onto your clothes.

  • Don't let the oil backsplash onto the counter!

  • When the water hit the side of the pool, it backsplashed onto the spectators.

  • The oil backsplashed onto his hands while he was cooking.

  • She accidentally backsplashed the paint on the wall while using the roller.

Synonyms

to splatter
vsto backsplash
51 4.1

To make liquid fall in small messy drops on a surface

causes liquid to come back toward someone after hitting a surface
to spatter
vsto backsplash
14 5.0

To splash small drops onto a surface and make spots

creates a rebound effect sending liquid back toward nearby people
to splash water
vsto backsplash
3 1.2

Make water spray in small drops by hitting or moving through it

makes liquid return toward a person after striking a surface
to spatter all over
vsto backsplash
1 5.6

To make drops of liquid hit many places, like clothes or a table

refers specifically to liquid that splashes back toward people after impact
to bespatter
vsto backsplash
1 8.9

To splash mud or water onto something and make it dirty

focuses instead on liquid bouncing back toward someone after impact
to spatter against
vsto backsplash
6.0

To splash small drops against a surface and make spots

sends liquid back toward someone after it hits a surface

How Forceful

to drench
34 3.0
to splatter
51 4.1
to backsplash
  • US
5.7
to splash
91 1.0
to spray
209 1.0

Surface Forms

backsplash infinitive
backsplashed past
backsplashed past participle
backsplashing present participle
backsplashes third person singular

Morphology

backsplash = back + splash (transparent) = back + splash

The meaning is directly derived from the literal combination of 'back' and 'splash'.

Etymology

Backsplash as a verb uses back ('behind') and splash ('to throw liquid'). To backsplash is to make water or mud splash back onto someone or something, which is exactly what the word describes.