splat
noun
[ splat ]
• a piece of thin wood in the centre of a chair back.
Origin:
mid 19th century: from obsolete splat ‘split up’; related to split.
splat
noun
• a sound of something soft and wet or heavy striking a surface.
• "the goblin makes a huge splat as he hits the ground"
splat
adverb
• with a splat.
• "he lands splat on his right elbow"
splat
verb
• crush or squash with a splat.
• "he was splatting a bug"
Origin:
late 19th century: abbreviation of splatter.
