swash

Other forms: swashing; swashed; swashes

Definitions of swash

1. noun

   the movement or sound of water
   “the swash of waves on the beach”

   type 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)
2. verb

   dash a liquid upon or against
   synonyms: plash, spatter, splash, splatter, splosh

   types:

   puddle

   make a puddle by splashing water

   slosh, slosh around, slush, slush around

   spill or splash copiously or clumsily

   type of:

   disperse, dot, dust, scatter, sprinkle

   distribute loosely
3. verb

   make violent, noisy movements
   type of:

   go, locomote, move, travel

   change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
4. verb

   act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
   synonyms: bluster, swagger

   type of:

   act, behave, do

   behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
5. verb

   show off
   synonyms: blow, bluster, boast, brag, gas, gasconade, shoot a line, tout, vaunt

   types:

   puff

   speak in a blustering or scornful manner

   crow, gloat, triumph

   dwell on with satisfaction

   congratulate, preen

   pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement

   type of:

   amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate

   to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth