Splat Definition
splăt
splats, splatted, splatting
noun
A thin, flat piece of wood, esp. one forming the central, upright element in the back of a chair.
Webster's New World
A smacking or splashing noise.
American Heritage
(used to suggest) A splattering or wet, slapping sound.
Webster's New World
The sharp, atonal sound of a liquid or soft solid hitting a solid surface.
I didn't see the egg fall, but I heard the splat when it hit the floor.
Wiktionary
The irregular shape of a viscous liquid or soft solid which has hit a solid surface.
The canvas was covered by seemingly careless splats of paint.
Wiktionary
adverb
With a smacking or splashing noise.
Landed splat on the floor.
American Heritage
verb
To make such a sound.
Webster's New World
To flatten on impact.
Webster's New World
To hit a flat surface and deform into an irregular shape.
The egg splatted onto the floor.
Wiktionary
Origin of Splat
Perhaps from Middle English splatten to split open perhaps from Medieval Latin splattāre of Low German origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Wiktionary
Imitative
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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