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splat
I. \ˈsplat, usu -ad.+V\ verb
(splatted ; splatted ; splatting ; splats)
Etymology: Middle English splatten
transitive verb
: to split open and spread out (a pike) for cooking
intransitive verb
1. : to flatten on impact
< shooting snowballs that splatted on the black trunks — Saul Bellow >
2. : to make a sound characteristic of a bullet flattening on impact
II. noun
(-s)
: a single flat thin often ornamental member of a chairback rising from the seat-rail or one just above it to the top rail used on chairs of the Queen Anne and later styles; also : a similar horizontal member
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: probably alteration (influenced by splat) (I) of plat (VIII)
dialect England : a plot of ground; also : patch, spot, blotch
IV. noun
(-s)
Etymology: back-formation from splatter (III)
: any of various splattering or slapping sounds
< splat of naked feet on concrete — Wallace Stegner >
< the splat of a bullet > |