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splosh

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splosh [splɒʃ]
vb
to scatter (liquid) vigorously about in blobs visitors can splosh in the world's largest man-made waterfall
n
an instance or sound of sploshing
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Verb1.splosh - make a splashing sound; "water was splashing on the floor"
sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
2.splosh - walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"
footslog, plod, trudge, slog, tramp, pad - walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"
3.splosh - cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her"
salt - sprinkle as if with salt; "the rebels had salted the fields with mines and traps"
drizzle, moisten - moisten with fine drops; "drizzle the meat with melted butter"
disperse, sprinkle, dot, scatter, dust - distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
4.splosh - dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water"
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"


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To get from the village to Kucharova's house on the other, rubbish-strewn side of the wall -- and the destitute world of some of the 27-member European Union's most impoverished citizens -- one has to splosh through mud along a slippery downhill path.
I like to chug in a splosh of rum or brandy for good measure and a few scrumped apples.
Women, on the other hand, have utterances to spare, and so can splosh their word-wealth about like a celebrity heiress doling out pink champagne.
 
 
 
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