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swash
swash S0934300 (swŏsh, swôsh)n.1. a. A splash of water or other liquid hitting a solid surface.b. The sound of such a splash.2. a. The washing of water over an expanse of sand, as after a wave breaks on a beach.b. Southeastern US A tidal channel forming a break in a beach, barrier island, or sandbar.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. [Probably imitative.]swash (swɒʃ) vb1. (intr) (esp of water or things in water) to wash or move with noisy splashing2. (tr) to dash (a liquid, esp water) against or upon3. (intr) archaic to swagger or blustern4. Also called: send the dashing movement or sound of water, such as that of waves on a beach. Compare backwash5. any other swashing movement or sound6. (Physical Geography) a sandbar washed by the waves7. (Physical Geography) Also called: swash channel a channel of moving water cutting through or running behind a sandbank8. archaic a. swagger or blusterb. a swashbuckler[C16: probably of imitative origin]swash (swɒʃ, swɔʃ) v.i. 1. to splash, as things in water, or as water does. 2. to dash around, as things in violent motion. 3. to swagger. v.t. 4. to dash (water or other liquid) around, down, etc. n. 5. the surging or dashing of water, waves, etc. 6. a channel of water through or behind a sandbank. 7. a swagger; swaggering gait or movement. [1520–30; of expressive orig.] swash Past participle: swashed Gerund: swashing
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I swash | you swash | he/she/it swashes | we swash | you swash | they swash |
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I swashed | you swashed | he/she/it swashed | we swashed | you swashed | they swashed |
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I am swashing | you are swashing | he/she/it is swashing | we are swashing | you are swashing | they are swashing |
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I have swashed | you have swashed | he/she/it has swashed | we have swashed | you have swashed | they have swashed |
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I was swashing | you were swashing | he/she/it was swashing | we were swashing | you were swashing | they were swashing |
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I had swashed | you had swashed | he/she/it had swashed | we had swashed | you had swashed | they had swashed |
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I will swash | you will swash | he/she/it will swash | we will swash | you will swash | they will swash |
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I will have swashed | you will have swashed | he/she/it will have swashed | we will have swashed | you will have swashed | they will have swashed |
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I will be swashing | you will be swashing | he/she/it will be swashing | we will be swashing | you will be swashing | they will be swashing |
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I have been swashing | you have been swashing | he/she/it has been swashing | we have been swashing | you have been swashing | they have been swashing |
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I will have been swashing | you will have been swashing | he/she/it will have been swashing | we will have been swashing | you will have been swashing | they will have been swashing |
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I had been swashing | you had been swashing | he/she/it had been swashing | we had been swashing | you had been swashing | they had been swashing |
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I would swash | you would swash | he/she/it would swash | we would swash | you would swash | they would swash |
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I would have swashed | you would have swashed | he/she/it would have swashed | we would have swashed | you would have swashed | they would have swashed | ThesaurusNoun | 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 movementsgo, 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, sploshpuddle - make a puddle by splashing waterslosh 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, blowpuff - 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 mannerbluster, swaggerbehave, 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" |
swashverb1. To flow or move with a low slapping sound:bubble, burble, gurgle, lap, splash, wash.2. To hurl or scatter liquid upon:bespatter, dash, slop, slosh, spatter, splash, splatter, spray.3. To walk with exaggerated or unnatural motions expressive of self-importance or self-display:flounce, peacock, prance, strut, swagger, swank.Informal: sashay.Translationsswash
swash1. a sandbar washed by the waves 2. a channel of moving water cutting through or running behind a sandbank swash[swäsh] (geology) A narrow channel or ground within a sand bank, or between a sand bank and the shore. A bar over which the sea washes. (oceanography) The rush of water up onto the beach following the breaking of a wave. Also known as run-up; uprush. SWASH
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swash Related to swash: swatch, swash plateSynonyms for swashverb to flow or move with a low slapping soundSynonyms- bubble
- burble
- gurgle
- lap
- splash
- wash
verb to hurl or scatter liquid uponSynonyms- bespatter
- dash
- slop
- slosh
- spatter
- splash
- splatter
- spray
verb to walk with exaggerated or unnatural motions expressive of self-importance or self-displaySynonyms- flounce
- peacock
- prance
- strut
- swagger
- swank
- sashay
Synonyms for swashnoun the movement or sound of waterRelated Wordsverb make violent, noisy movementsRelated Wordsverb dash a liquid upon or againstSynonyms- spatter
- splatter
- plash
- splash
- splosh
Related Words- puddle
- slosh around
- slush around
- slush
- slosh
- disperse
- sprinkle
- dot
- scatter
- dust
verb show offSynonyms- boast
- brag
- gasconade
- shoot a line
- vaunt
- tout
- gas
- bluster
- blow
Related Words- puff
- exaggerate
- hyperbolise
- hyperbolize
- overstate
- amplify
- magnify
- overdraw
- crow
- gloat
- triumph
verb act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited mannerSynonymsRelated Words |