Plash (Verb)
Meaning 1
Interlace the shoots of; "pleach a hedge".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The gardener spent hours plashing the branches of the trees together to create a natural screen.
- To create the ideal rustic fence, she plashed some stems and bound them firmly together.
- In the historical estate, guests could see how the gardeners plashed the long stalks of the willow trees to make an intricate bower.
- The landscape designer instructed the staff to plash the new cuttings in a way that allowed for maximum sunlight penetration.
- A method used by gardeners was to plash shoots of strong stemmed hedge plants with the stems of a more palatable hedge, thus making use of the assets of each plant.
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Meaning 2
Dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The crowd plashed water from their bottles on the overheated runner.
- Her playful kitten plashed a puddle of milk on the counter.
- She plashed perfume from the bottle all over her wrists and neck.
- Large waves plashed against the side of the sailboat.
- The laughing children plashed water from the kiddie pool on each other.