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Synonyms
swash (swŏsh, swôsh)

[Probably imitative.]

noun 

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

verb: swashed, swash·ing, swash·es. 

intransitive verb 

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

transitive verb 

  1. To splash (a liquid).
  2. To splash a liquid against.
up·rush (ŭṕrŭsh́)

noun 

The rush of water from a breaking wave onto a beach. Also called swash