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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 [swosh]

Noun

the rush of water up a beach following each break of the waves [probably imitative]

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"