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Splash vs Slip - What's the difference?

splash | slip |

As nouns the difference between splash and slip

is that splash is (onomatopoeia) the sound made by an object hitting a liquid while slip is briefs ; panties.

As a verb splash

is to hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.

splash

English

Noun

(es)
  • (onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
  • I heard a splash when the rock landed in the pond.
  • A small amount of liquid.
  • Add the tomato purée and cook for a further 4-5 minutes. Add a splash of whisky to the pan, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to deglaze. - recipe, Grilled fillet of halibut and langoustine tails with smoked haddock risotto and shellfish froth by Chris Morrison
    I felt a splash of rain so put up my hood.
    I felt a splash of water on my leg as the car drove into the nearby puddle.
  • A small amount (of color).
  • The painter put a splash of blue on the wall to make it more colorful
  • 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.
  • An impact or impression.
  • The new movie made quite a splash upon its release.
  • splash screen
  • * 2008 , Ron Carswell, Heidi Webb, Guide to Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 and Virtual Server 2005
  • When the splash appears with Please wait, wait for Windows to start configuration.

    Synonyms

    * plash

    Verb

    (es)
  • To hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.
  • sit and splash in the bathtub
  • * 1990 October 28, , Warner Bros.
  • I know the reason I feel so blessed / My heart still splashes inside my chest
  • To disperse a fluid suddenly; to splatter.
  • water splashed everywhere
  • 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.
  • To create an impact or impression; to print, post or publicize prominently.
  • The headline was splashed across newspapers everywhere.
  • To spend (money)
  • After pay day I can afford to splash some cash and buy myself a motorbike.
  • To launch a ship.
  • * 1999 David M. Kennedy, "Victory at Sea"'', Atlantic Monthly, March 1999:
  • In the two years following Midway, Japanese shipyards managed to splash only six additional fleet carriers. The United States in the same period added seventeen, along with ten medium carriers and eighty-six escort carriers.

    Derived terms

    * hull splash * make a splash * splash-and-dash * splashback * splashboard * splash down/splashdown * splashback * splasher * splash guard/splashguard * splash out * splashout * splash pad/splashpad * splash page * splashproof * splash screen * splashy

    slip

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) slype, of uncertain origin.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Mud, slime.
  • (ceramics) A thin, slippery mix of clay and water.
  • Etymology 2

    Probably from (etyl) slippe or (etyl) slippe. Compare Dutch slip, German Schlippe.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A twig or shoot; a cutting.
  • a slip from a vine
  • (obsolete) A descendant, a scion.
  • * Shakespeare
  • a native slip to us from foreign seeds
  • A young person (now usually with (of) introducing descriptive qualifier).
  • She couldn't hurt a fly, young slip of a girl that she is.
  • A long, thin piece of something.
  • * Tennyson
  • moonlit slips of silver cloud
  • A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide.
  • Derived terms
    * pink slip * sales slip

    Etymology 3

    Apparently from (etyl) slippen (Dutch slippen, German ).

    Verb

    (slipp)
  • To lose one's traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2012 , date=May 9 , author=Jonathan Wilson , title=Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=Fernando Amorebieta seemed to have checked him, but a stepover created a fraction of room that became significant as the defender slipped , giving Falcao just enough space to curl a superb finish into the top corner.}}
  • To err.
  • * Bible, Eccl. xix. 16
  • There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart.
  • To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out'', ''off , etc.
  • A bone may slip out of place.
  • To pass (a note, money, etc.) often covertly.
  • She thanked the porter and slipped a ten-dollar bill into his hand.
  • To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
  • * Arbuthnot
  • He tried to slip a powder into her drink.
  • To move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding.
  • Some errors slipped into the appendix.
  • * Prior
  • Thus one tradesman slips away, / To give his partner fairer play.
  • * Dryden
  • Thrice the flitting shadow slipped away.
  • * 1883 ,
  • We slipped along the hedges, noiseless and swift
  • (figuratively) To move down; to slide.
  • Profits have slipped over the past six months.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2010 , date=December 28 , author=Marc Vesty , title=Stoke 0 - 2 Fulham , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=The Cottagers had previously gone eight games without a win and had slipped into the relegation zone over Christmas, with boss Hughes criticised by fans after their 3-1 home defeat by fellow basement battlers West Ham on Boxing Day.}}
  • (falconry) To release (a dog, a bird of prey, etc.) to go after a quarry.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Lucento slipped me like his greyhound.
  • (cooking) To remove the skin of a soft fruit, such as a tomato or peach, by blanching briefly in boiling water, then transferring to cold water so that the skin peels, or slips, off easily.
  • (obsolete) To omit; to lose by negligence.
  • * Ben Jonson
  • And slip no advantage / That may secure you.
  • To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of.
  • to slip a piece of cloth or paper
  • * Mortimer
  • The branches also may be slipped and planted.
  • To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place.
  • A horse slips''' his bridle; a dog '''slips his collar.
  • To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act or instance of slipping.
  • I had a slip on the ice and bruised my hip.
  • A women's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress; a shift.
  • A mistake or error.
  • a slip of the tongue
  • * Fuller
  • This good man's slip mended his pace to martyrdom.
  • (nautical) A berth; a space for a ship to moor.
  • (nautical) A difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and the actual advance of the vessel.
  • (medicine) A one-time return to previous maladaptive behaviour after cure.
  • (cricket) Any of several fielding positions to the off side of the wicket keeper, designed to catch the ball after being deflected from the bat; a fielder in that position (See first slip, second slip, third slip, fourth slip and fifth slip.)
  • A number between 0 and 1 that is the difference between the angular speed of a rotating magnetic field and the angular speed of its rotor, divided by the angular speed of the magnetic field.
  • A leash or string by which a dog is held; so called from its being made in such a manner as to slip, or become loose, by relaxation of the hand.
  • * Sir S. Baker
  • We stalked over the extensive plains with Killbuck and Lena in the slips , in search of deer.
  • An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion.
  • He gave the warden the slip and escaped from the prison.
    (Shakespeare)
  • (printing, dated) A portion of the columns of a newspaper etc. struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley.
  • (dated) A child's pinafore.
  • An outside covering or case.
  • a pillow slip
    the slip or sheath of a sword
  • (obsolete) A counterfeit piece of money, made from brass covered with silver.
  • (Shakespeare)
  • Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
  • A particular quantity of yarn.
  • (UK, dated) A narrow passage between buildings.
  • (US) A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door.
  • (mining) A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.
  • (Knight)
  • (engineering) The motion of the centre of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horizontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed it would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller.
  • A fish, the sole.
  • Synonyms
    * (a mistake) blooper, blunder, boo-boo, defect, error, fault, faux pas, fluff, gaffe, lapse, mistake, stumble, thinko * (return to previous behaviour) lapse

    Derived terms

    * (undergarment) full slip, waist slip

    Anagrams

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