intransitive verb
1
a : to strike and dash about a liquid or semiliquid substance b : to move in or into a liquid or semiliquid substance and cause it to spatter
2
a (1) : to become spattered about (2) : to spread or scatter in the manner of splashed liquid b : to fall, strike, or move with a splashing sound {a brook splashing over rocks}
transitive verb
1
a (1) : to dash a liquid or thinly viscous substance upon or against (2) : to soil or stain with splashed liquid b : to mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture c : to display prominently {a story splashed on the front page}
2
a : to cause (a liquid or thinly viscous substance) to spatter about especially with force b : to scatter in the manner of a splashed liquid
