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.] |
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