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SWASH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The movement or sound of water

Example:

the swash of waves on the beach

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("swash" is a kind of...):

moving ridge; wave (one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water))

Derivation:

swash (dash a liquid upon or against)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner

Synonyms:

bluster; swagger; swash

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "swash" is one way to...):

act; behave; do (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Show off

Synonyms:

blow; bluster; boast; brag; gas; gasconade; shoot a line; swash; tout; vaunt

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "swash" is one way to...):

amplify; exaggerate; hyperbolise; hyperbolize; magnify; overdraw; overstate (to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "swash"):

puff (speak in a blustering or scornful manner)

crow; gloat; triumph (dwell on with satisfaction)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to somebody

Sense 3

Meaning:

Dash a liquid upon or against

Example:

The mother splashed the baby's face with water

Synonyms:

plash; spatter; splash; splatter; splosh; swash

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "swash" is one way to...):

disperse; dot; dust; scatter; sprinkle (distribute loosely)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "swash"):

puddle (make a puddle by splashing water)

slosh; slosh around; slush; slush around (spill or splash copiously or clumsily)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Somebody ----s something with something

Derivation:

swash (the movement or sound of water)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Make violent, noisy movements

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "swash" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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