Splat
WordNet
noun
(1) A slat of wood in the middle of the back of a straight chair
(2) A single splash
"He heard a splat as it hit the floor"
verb
(3) Flatten on impact
"The snowballs splatted on the trees"
(4) Split open and flatten for cooking
"Splat fish over an open fire"
(5) Give off the sound of a bullet flattening on impact
WiktionaryText
Noun
- 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.
- 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.
- The cmd key on an Apple Macintosh.
- Various characters appearing in computer character sets, particularly
# and* .
Verb
- To hit a flat surface and deform into an irregular shape.
- The egg splatted onto the floor.