v. To strike and dash about, as water, mud, etc.; to plash.v. To spatter water, mud, etc., upon; to wet.verb-intransitive. To strike and dash about water, mud, etc.; to dash in such a way as to spatter.n. 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.n. A noise made by striking upon or in a liquid.