Definition of "splatter"

An uneven shape or mess created by something dispersing on impact.  examples

(uncountable, attributive) A genre of gory horror.  examples

(uncountable, radio) Spurious emissions resulting from an abrupt change in a transmitted radio signal.  examples

(intransitive) To splash; to scatter; to land or strike in an uneven, distributed mess.  examples

(transitive) To cause (something) to splatter.  examples

(transitive) To spatter (something or somebody).  quotations  examples