"splodge" meaning in English

See splodge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsplɒdʒ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-splodge.wav Forms: splodges [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒdʒ Head templates: {{en-noun}} splodge (plural splodges)
  1. (informal) An irregular-shaped splash, smear, or patch. Tags: informal Translations (splash, smear): Fleck [masculine] (German), Klecks [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-splodge-en-noun-s0~4FIsP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: splotch

Verb

IPA: /ˈsplɒdʒ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-splodge.wav Forms: splodges [present, singular, third-person], splodging [participle, present], splodged [participle, past], splodged [past]
Rhymes: -ɒdʒ Head templates: {{en-verb}} splodge (third-person singular simple present splodges, present participle splodging, simple past and past participle splodged)
  1. (informal) To make a splodge; to render as a splodge. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-splodge-en-verb-9lMeKD7Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: splotch

Inflected forms

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