swash (redirected from Backwash (geography))

swash  (swsh, swôsh)

n.

1.

a. A splash of water or other liquid hitting a solid surface.

b. The sound of such a splash.

2.

a. A narrow channel through which tides flow.

b. A bar over which waves wash freely.

3. See uprush.

4.

a. Swagger or bluster.

b. A swaggering or blustering person.

v. swashed, swash·ing, swash·es

v.intr.

1. To strike, move, or wash with a splashing sound.

2. To swagger.

v.tr.

1. To splash (a liquid).

2. To splash a liquid against.

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[Probably imitative.]

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swash [swɒʃ]

vb

1. (intr) (esp of water or things in water) to wash or move with noisy splashing

2. (tr) to dash (a liquid, esp water) against or upon

3. (intr) Archaic to swagger or bluster

n

1. Also called send the dashing movement or sound of water, such as that of waves on a beach Compare backwash

2. any other swashing movement or sound

3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a sandbar washed by the waves

4. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Also called swash channel a channel of moving water cutting through or running behind a sandbank

5. Archaic

a.  swagger or bluster

b.  a swashbuckler

[probably of imitative origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	swash - the movement or sound of water; "the swash of waves on the beach" moving ridge, wave - one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
Verb	1.	swash - make violent, noisy movements go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
	2.	swash - dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water" spatter, splatter, plash, splash, splosh puddle - make a puddle by splashing water slosh around, slush around, slush, slosh - spill or splash copiously or clumsily; "slosh paint all over the walls" disperse, sprinkle, dot, scatter, dust - distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
	3.	swash - show off                             boast, brag, gasconade, shoot a line, vaunt, tout, gas, bluster, blow puff - speak in a blustering or scornful manner; "A puffing kind of man" exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, magnify, overdraw - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" crow, gloat, triumph - dwell on with satisfaction
	4.	swash - act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner bluster, swagger behave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"

Translations

swash [swɒʃ] n (sound) → sciabordio