swash

n.

1. 1. A splash of water or other liquid hitting a solid surface.
   2. The sound of such a splash.
2. 1. A narrow channel through which tides flow.
   2. A bar over which waves wash freely.
3. See uprush.
4. 1. Swagger or bluster.
   2. 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.]

verb

1. To flow or move with a low slapping sound: bubble, burble, gurgle, lap, splash, wash. See move/halt, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. To hurl or scatter liquid upon: bespatter, dash, slop, slosh, spatter, splash, splatter, spray. See strike/miss.
3. To walk with exaggerated or unnatural motions expressive of self-importance or self-display: flounce, peacock, prance, strut, swagger, swank. Informal sashay. See move/halt, self-love/modesty.

The water moving up a beach from a breaking wave. See backwash.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - plaske, støje, skvaldre
v. tr. - plaske, støje, skvaldre
n. - plask, støj, skvalder

2.
adj. - betegner et dekorativt skrevet eller trykt tegn, typisk stort bogstav

Nederlands (Dutch)
slaan, smijten

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - se déplacer avec un bruit d'éclaboussure, clapoter, se pavaner (arch)
v. tr. - éclabousser (de l'eau)
n. - éclaboussure, clapotis, digue

2.
adj. - (Imprim) qui dénote un caractère ornemental écrit ou d'imprimerie (lettres majuscules)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - platschen, schwappen, klatschen, prahlen
n. - Schwappen, Platschen, Prahlen, Flutweg

2.
adj. - schräg, verschnörkelt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παφλασμός, φλοίσβος, (τυπογρ.) στοιχεία μεγάλου μεγέθους
v. - παφλάζω, φλοισβίζω
adj. - πλάγιος, λοξός, (τυπογρ.) με φιοριτούρες

Italiano (Italian)
risacca, sguazzare, sfarzoso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - esguicho (m)
v. - esguichar

Русский (Russian)
плеск, прибой, отмель, помои, вызывающее поведение, плескать, плескаться, вести себя вызывающе, лязгать

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - chapotear
v. tr. - echar haciendo ruido
n. - bulla, fanfarronada, canalizo, chapoteo, ruido o golpe del agua, alboroto

2.
adj. - decorado (letra)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skvalp, svall, plask, skrävel
v. - skvalpa, spola, stänka omkring, skölja
adj. - speciell tryckstil för stora bokstäver

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
激流, 虚张声势, 溅出, 冲激, 摇晃, 冲洗

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 激流, 虛張聲勢
v. intr. - 虛張聲勢, 濺出, 沖激
v. tr. - 搖晃, 沖洗

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 풍덩 소리 나다, 물을 튀기다, 야단법석 하다
v. tr. - 물장구 치다, 치다, 부딪치다
n. - 세차게 부딪침, 세게 흐르는 물, 여울

2.
adj. - 장식문자형태의

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - いばって歩く, 跳ね飛ばす, ばちゃばちゃ動く, 音を立てる, 動く
n. - 浅瀬, 激しくぶつかる音, 威張り散らすこと, 激しくぶつかること, 強打, 水路
adj. - 巻きひげの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اندفاع الماء نحو الشاطئ أو صوت ذلك , اختيال , تيه (فعل) يختال , يندفع الماء محدثا صوتا رشاشيا , يرش , يرشش (صفه) مختال , مندفع ( للماء , ) له صله بالرشرشه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮השתכשך במים, התרברב (מיושן)‬
v. tr. - ‮התיז, שכשך‬
n. - ‮השתכשכות, רברבן, התזה, קול שכשוך‬
adj. - ‮מוטה בזוית קהה, מעוטר (אות)‬

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