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splat
1[splat]
noun
Also a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
a batten for covering joints between sheets of wallboard; panel strip.
splat
2[splat]
noun
a sound made by splattering or slapping.
splat
1/ æ /
noun
a wet slapping sound
splat
2/ æ /
noun
a wide flat piece of wood, esp one that is the upright central part of a chair back
Word History and Origins
Origin of splat1
Word History and Origins
Origin of splat1
Origin of splat2
Example Sentences
My piece enjoyed a few seconds of airtime before tragically plopping onto the floor with an audible “splat” for everyone in the studio to hear.
This is a movie where someone’s frontal lobes get splatted on a window and drip-drip-plop down in chunks.
This shaggy, silly movie works because you want to be there wherever the leads fall splat on their faces: a blood bank, a brawl, an ambulance.
The director of the museum, Sharon Ament, said the pigeon and splat represented the "grit and glitter" of the capital.
Despite being totally disoriented, Brooklyn managed to spin onto her side and get out of the way just in time as Sydney crashed into the same spot with a splat.
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