to splash water
3
1.2
- phrasal verb
:
salpicar agua
- Then he washed his face and splashed water over his neck.
- splashed water on his face
- splashed water everywhere
- splashed water on the floor
Examples
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She splashed water on her face to wake herself up before the big meeting.
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At ten, he went down the hall and splashed water on his face in the bathroom.
Fiction book (1998) -
Maybe you should splash some water on yourself, see if that helps.
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Let me splash some water on my face.
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You sure did splash a lot of water around up there.
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You, grab that bucket, splash some water on her.
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Splash a little water on my face.
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The young priest gets off the metal bed and goes to the sink, where he splashes water on his face.
Fiction book (2001) -
"Hey!" Vikki splashes water at her sister, who runs for higher ground.
Fiction book (1994) -
Take her into the washroom, and splash some cold water on her face, -and that should perk her up.
Synonyms
100
1.1
To put small drops of liquid or tiny pieces on something
91
1.0
To make liquid move so it hits things and makes noise
51
4.1
To make liquid fall in small messy drops on a surface
22
3.7
To move liquid so it splashes or to walk through water making splashing sounds
18
1.3
To spray or throw many small things over an area
14
5.0
To splash small drops onto a surface and make spots
4
2.9
To play in water by moving and making water spray
3
4.9
To put something briefly into a liquid
1
5.6
To make drops of liquid hit many places, like clothes or a table
1
8.9
To splash mud or water onto something and make it dirty
To move water so it hits something and makes drops
To move or splash with force and noise
To move through water and make a loud wet sound
To spill liquid in a heavy or clumsy way
To splash small drops against a surface and make spots
To scatter small drops or bits lightly over something
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
The verb 'splash' (to force liquid to scatter) combined with the noun 'water' yields a directly compositional meaning: causing water to scatter in drops or small waves. This is a straightforward verb + object construction common across languages and readily inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Splash water comes from the simple image of hitting or moving into water so it makes a big splash of drops. So, 'to make the water scatter in drops or small waves' is the meaning today, like when someone jumps into a pool or throws water with their hand.