swash

swash

1. a. A splash of water or other liquid hitting a solid surface.
   b. The sound of such a splash.
2. a. A narrow channel through which tides flow.
   b. A bar over which waves wash freely.
3. See uprush.
4. a. Swagger or bluster.
   b. A swaggering or blustering person.

1. To strike, move, or wash with a splashing sound.
2. To swagger.

1. To splash (a liquid).
2. To splash a liquid against.

Origin: Probably imitative.