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splat

SPLAT/splæt/

Pluralsplats

Verbsplats, splatting, splatted

13 meanings of splat

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    The wet, flat sound something soft or liquid makes when it hits a hard surface.

    The egg fell on the kitchen floor with a loud splat.

    We heard the splat of mud against the car window.

    Similarsmack, thwack, plop, slap

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    The messy, spread-out mark left when something soft or wet hits a surface.

    There was a big splat of jam on the kitchen floor.

    A splat of mud covered the welcome mat by the door.

    Similarsplotch, blob, smear, splatter, spatter

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  3. 3
    verbintransitive
    To hit a surface and flatten out into a messy shape.

    Drop the dough too fast and it will splat on the tray.

    The wet snowball splatted against the front door.

    Similarsplatter, smash, squash

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  4. 4
    verbtransitive
    To throw or drop something wet or soft so it lands and spreads in a messy way.

    Don't splat paint on the clean floor.

    The toddler splatted oatmeal all over the table.

    Similarsplatter, spatter, splash, spray, fling

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  5. 5
    nounslangcountable
    A nickname computer users give to the star symbol *.

    Put a splat at the end of the name to match all the files.

    He read the password aloud as splat, seven, splat.

    Similarasterisk, star

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  6. 6
    nounslangcountable
    A nickname some computer users give to the # symbol.

    Start the line with a splat so the program skips it.

    Press the splat key, then type your code.

    Similarhash, pound

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  7. 7
    nounslang
    A nickname for the Command key on Apple computers.

    Hold down splat and press S to save your work.

    Press splat and Q together to quit the program.

    Similarcommand

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  8. 8
    nouncountable
    The flat piece of wood that runs up the middle of a chair's back.

    The splat on this old chair is carved with flowers.

    Grandpa glued the splat back into place after it cracked.

    Similarbacksplat

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  9. 9
    noununcountable
    A circle game where players point and shout "Splat!" and the slowest one is out.

    We played splat at recess until the bell rang.

    The camp counselor taught everyone splat on the first night.

  10. 10
    nouncountable
    A kayak trick where you hold the boat straight up against a rock in the water.

    He held the splat against the rock for almost ten seconds.

    She tried a splat near the big rock but tipped over.

Less common meanings

  1. 11
    nouncountable
    In programming, a star or other mark that lets a function take any number of inputs.

    Like a bag that stretches to hold however many things you put in it.

    Put a splat before the name so the function can take any number of inputs.

    The splat in this line collects all the extra inputs into one list.

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  2. 12
    nouncountable
    A tool in programming that fills a whole list with copies of one value.

    Like a rubber stamp that prints the same number in every box of a row.

    Use a splat to fill the whole list with copies of zero.

    The splat turned one number into a row of tens.

    Similarbroadcast

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  3. 13
    verbtransitive
    To blend picture layers in a computer game or image so lower layers show through in places.

    You can splat two ground textures together to make the path look natural.

    The artist splatted a grass texture over the rock so the edges blended.

    Similarblend

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Origins

Meaning 8

From an older word "splat" meaning "to spread flat." It came from Middle English "splatten," meaning to stretch out or to split.

Meanings 1–7, 9–13

This word imitates a sound.