vverb.contactcause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a containerSynset:slop spill splatter
Examples:- spill the milk
- splatter water
Derivationally Related Form:spillspillerspillage
Hypernyms:displace move
Inherited Hypernyms:spillmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something PP | The women --- water into the bowl (apply to: spill, slop) | They --- the bread with melted butter (apply to: splatter)
vverb.contactdash a liquid upon or againstSynset:plash spatter splash splatter splosh swash
Examples:- The mother splashed the baby's face with water
Derivationally Related Form:swashsplashplashsplashingsplatterspatterspatteringsplattering
Hypernyms:disperse dot dust scatter sprinkle
Inherited Hypernyms:spatterscatterdischargespread
Direct Hyponyms:puddlesloshslosh aroundslushslush around
Full Troponyms:puddleslosh
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody with something | Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s something with something
adj satadj.allcovered with bright patches (often used in combination)Synset:dabbled spattered splashed
Examples:- waves dabbled with moonlight
- a blood-spattered room
- gardens splashed with color
- kitchen walls splattered with grease
Antonyms:bare
Inherited Hypernyms:dabbled
Similar to:covered