Plop vs. Splash — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Plop and Splash
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Plop
To fall with a sound like that of an object falling into water without splashing.
Splash
To propel or scatter (a fluid) about in flying masses.
Plop
To let the body drop heavily
Exhausted, I plopped into the armchair.
Splash
To scatter fluid onto (a surface) in flying masses; wet, stain, or soil with flying fluid.
Plop
To drop or set heavily
Plopped the child into the stroller.
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Splash
To cause (something) to scatter fluid in flying masses
Splashed their hands in the water.
Plop
A plopping sound or movement.
Splash
To make (one's way) with or by the scattering of fluid.
Plop
(countable) A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.
He heard the plops of rain on the roof.
Splash
To apply patches or spots of a contrasting, usually bright, color to
A floral pattern that was splashed with pink.
Moonlight splashing the deserted courtyard.
Plop
Excrement.
Splash
To display or publicize very noticeably
Their engagement was splashed all over the tabloids.
Plop
To make the sound of an object dropping into a body of liquid.
Splash
To cause a fluid to scatter in flying masses
Splashed about in the swimming pool.
Plop
(ambitransitive) To land heavily or loosely.
He plopped down on the sofa to watch TV.
Splash
To fall into or move through fluid with this effect
We splashed through the waves.
Plop
(British) To defecate.
Splash
To move, spill, or fly about in scattered masses
Whipped cream splashed onto the counter.
Plop
Indicating the sound of something plopping.
Splash
To produce a sound or sight associated with this effect.
Plop
To fall, drop, or move in any way, with a sudden splash or slap, as on the surface of water.
The body plopped up, turning on its side.
Splash
The act or sound of splashing
Went for a splash in the lake.
Heard the splash of the fish being thrown back.
Plop
Act of plopping; the sound made in plopping.
Splash
A flying mass of fluid.
Plop
The noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash
Splash
A small amount, especially of a fluid
A splash of liqueur on the cake.
Plop
Drop something with a plopping sound
Splash
A marking produced by or as if by scattered fluid
A splash of light.
Plop
Drop with the sound of something falling into water
Splash
A great though often short-lived impression; a stir
A publicity splash.
Plop
Set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise;
He planked the money on the table
He planked himself into the sofa
Splash
(onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
I heard a splash when the rock landed in the pond.
Plop
With a short hollow thud;
Plop came the ball down to the corner of the green
Splash
A small amount of liquid.
I felt a splash of rain, so I put up my hood.
I felt a splash of water on my leg as the car drove into the nearby puddle.
Splash
A small amount (of color).
The painter put a splash of blue on the wall to make it more colorful
Splash
A mark or stain made from a small amount of liquid.
There was a visible splash on his pants after he went to the bathroom.
Splash
An impact or impression.
The new movie made quite a splash upon its release.
Splash
A splash screen.
Splash
(wrestling) A body press; a move where the wrestler jumps forward from a raised platform such as the top turnbuckle, landing stomach first across an opponent lying on the ground below.
Splash
(dated) A cosmetic powder to whiten the complexion.
Splash
(journalism) A large, prominent headline or article.
Splash
The shooting down of an aircraft over water.
Splash
The bleeding caused by a knife wound.
Splash
A knife.
Splash
To hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.
Sit and splash in the bathtub
Splash
To disperse a fluid suddenly; to splatter.
Water splashed everywhere
Splash
(transitive) To hit or expel liquid at.
The children were splashing each other playfully in the sea.
When she comes in the door, splash her with perfume.
Splash
To create an impact or impression; to print, post, or publicize prominently.
The headline was splashed across newspapers everywhere.
Splash
(transitive) To spend (money).
After pay day I can afford to splash some cash and buy myself a motorbike.
Splash
(figurative) To roughly fill with color.
Splash
To launch a ship.
Splash
To shoot down (an aircraft) over water.
Splash
To stab (a person), causing them to bleed.
Splash
To strike and dash about, as water, mud, etc.; to plash.
Splash
To spatter water, mud, etc., upon; to wet.
Splash
To strike and dash about water, mud, etc.; to dash in such a way as to spatter.
Splash
Water, or water and dirt, thrown upon anything, or thrown from a puddle or the like; also, a spot or daub, as of matter which wets or disfigures.
Splash
A noise made by striking upon or in a liquid.
Splash
The sound like water splashing
Splash
A small quantity of something moist or soft;
A dab of paint
A splatter of mud
Splash
The act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
Splash
The act of scattering water about haphazardly
Splash
Cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force;
She splashed the water around her
Splash
Walk through mud or mire;
We had to splosh across the wet meadow
Splash
Dash a liquid upon or against;
The mother splashed the baby's face with water
Splash
Mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered;
The mountain was splashed with snow
Splash
Make a splashing sound;
Water was splashing on the floor
Splash
Soil or stain with a splashed liquid
Splash
Strike and dash about in a liquid;
The boys splashed around in the pool
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