splat

/splæt/
/splæt/
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Other forms: splats; splatting; splatted

Definitions of splat
  1. noun
    a slat of wood in the middle of the back of a straight chair
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    type of:
    slat, spline
    a thin strip (wood or metal)
  2. noun
    a single splash
    “he heard a splat as it hit the floor”
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    type of:
    plash, splash
    the sound like water splashing
  3. verb
    give off the sound of a bullet flattening on impact
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    type of:
    go, sound
    make a certain noise or sound
  4. verb
    flatten on impact
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    type of:
    flatten, flatten out
    become flat or flatter
  5. verb
    split open and flatten for cooking
    “splat fish over an open fire”
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    type of:
    flatten
    make flat or flatter
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