"blash" meaning in All languages combined

See blash on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: blashes [plural]
Etymology: Unclear. Perhaps ultimately imitative; compare plash, pash (“heavy rain”), dialectal clash (“heavy rain”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} blash (plural blashes)
  1. (Scotland, Northern England) A heavy fall of rain. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland Derived forms: blashy
    Sense id: en-blash-en-noun-IAUAPmn5 Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, Rain Disambiguation of Rain: 68 32

Verb [English]

Forms: blashes [present, singular, third-person], blashing [participle, present], blashed [participle, past], blashed [past]
Etymology: Unclear. Perhaps ultimately imitative; compare plash, pash (“heavy rain”), dialectal clash (“heavy rain”). Head templates: {{en-verb}} blash (third-person singular simple present blashes, present participle blashing, simple past and past participle blashed)
  1. (Scotland, Northern England, of rain) To pour heavily. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland
    Sense id: en-blash-en-verb-TFEJeZbA Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 47 3 8 7 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 50 2 5 5 6

Noun [Scots]

IPA: /ˈblɑʃ/, /ˈblɑːʃ/ [Southern-Scotland] Forms: blashac [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|sco|noun}} blash
  1. (onomatopoeia) a splash of liquid or semi-liquid Tags: onomatopoeic
    Sense id: en-blash-sco-noun-hmHHPh8Z Categories (other): Scots onomatopoeias, Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 10 39 14 37
  2. (meteorological) hard rainfall, sleet, or hail
    Sense id: en-blash-sco-noun-8B208gCQ Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 10 39 14 37

Verb [Scots]

IPA: /ˈblɑʃ/, /ˈblɑːʃ/ [Southern-Scotland] Forms: blashac [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|sco|verb}} blash
  1. (transitive) to splash Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-blash-sco-verb-h0MTRSFe Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 10 39 14 37
  2. (meteorological) (Of rain, sleet, hail): to pour heavily, to batter against something
    Sense id: en-blash-sco-verb-F1Rh58nz Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 10 39 14 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: blashy, blashie

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
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        "plural"
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          "text": "For quotations using this term, see Citations:blash."
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        "A heavy fall of rain."
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        "Scotland"
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        "To pour heavily."
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        "(Scotland, Northern England, of rain) To pour heavily."
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      "ipa": "/ˈblɑʃ/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈblɑːʃ/",
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        "(transitive) to splash"
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        "(Of rain, sleet, hail): to pour heavily, to batter against something"
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        "(meteorological) (Of rain, sleet, hail): to pour heavily, to batter against something"
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      "ipa": "/ˈblɑʃ/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈblɑːʃ/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈblɑʃ/"
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