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to swash

to swash

7.6
To move or splash with force and noise
  • verb
  • /swɑʃ/
translation icon : salpicar
  • The children swashed in the puddles, laughing as they splashed water everywhere.

So and don't, whatever you do, do not just take your stuff outside and Swash it down with a hose.

Examples

  • As the boat moved through the waves, it swashed against the hull with a loud noise.

  • So and don't, whatever you do, do not just take your stuff outside and Swash it down with a hose.

    MIgardener

  • He swashed the water towards the shore, creating a brilliant display of droplets.

Synonyms

to splash
vsto swash
91 1.0

To make liquid move so it hits things and makes noise

is more specifically about strong noisy movement rather than any scattering
to splatter
vsto swash
51 4.1

To make liquid fall in small messy drops on a surface

is broader, focusing on loud forceful movement rather than just droplet scattering
to slosh
vsto swash
22 3.7

To move liquid so it splashes or to walk through water making splashing sounds

focuses more on forceful noisy movement generally, not just walking through liquid
to spatter
vsto swash
14 5.0

To splash small drops onto a surface and make spots

is more about whole noisy movements and force, not only scattered drops
to splash around
vsto swash
4 2.9

To play in water by moving and making water spray

is less playful and more about forceful noisy motion rather than fun activity
to splash water
vsto swash
3 1.2

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

is wider, covering any forceful noisy movement of water or objects
to slosh around
vsto swash
3 5.9

To make liquid move and spill around inside a container

stresses noisy forceful movement rather than uncontrolled or clumsy spilling
to splosh
vsto swash
  • UK
7.2

To move through water and make a loud wet sound

is broader, meaning noisy forceful movement of water or objects
to plash
vsto swash
  • Archaic
9.9

To move water so it hits something and makes drops

is about forceful noisy motion of liquids or nearby objects more generally
to welter
vsto swash
8.9

To move or be tossed about in rough water

emphasizes loud forceful splashing as a single strong noisy action instead
to plap
vsto swash
9.9

To make a light smacking or soft splashing sound

is stronger and louder, involving forceful noisy movement rather than a soft sound

Idioms

to swash one's buckle
  • Archaic
9.9

To try to impress people by showing off or being charming

How Forceful

to gush
26 3.2
to surge
57 4.1
to swash
7.6
to splash
91 1.0
to trickle
70 3.4
drip
44 1.0

Surface Forms

swash infinitive
swashed past
swashed past participle
swashing present participle
swashes third person singular

Etymology

Swash probably comes from an old sound word like 'splash' that people used to copy a loud, wet noise, so to swash is to move or splash with force and noise.