splat

/splæt/

/splæt/

Other forms: splats; splatting; splatted

Definitions of splat

1. noun

   a slat of wood in the middle of the back of a straight chair
   type of:

   slat, spline

   a thin strip (wood or metal)
2. noun

   a single splash
   “he heard a splat as it hit the floor”

   type of:

   plash, splash

   the sound like water splashing
3. verb

   give off the sound of a bullet flattening on impact
   type of:

   go, sound

   make a certain noise or sound
4. verb

   flatten on impact
   type of:

   flatten, flatten out

   become flat or flatter
5. verb

   split open and flatten for cooking
   “splat fish over an open fire”

   type of:

   flatten

   make flat or flatter