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dash
1[ dash ]
verb (used with object)
- to strike or smash violently, especially so as to break to pieces:
He dashed the plate into smithereens against the wall.
- to throw or thrust violently or suddenly:
to dash one stone against another.
- to splash, often violently; bespatter (with water, mud, etc.):
He recovered consciousness when they dashed water in his face.
- to apply roughly, as by splashing:
to dash paint here and there on the wall.
- to mix or adulterate by adding another substance:
to dash wine with water.
- to ruin or frustrate (hopes, plans, etc.):
The rain dashed our hopes for a picnic.
- to depress; dispirit:
The failure dashed his spirits.
- to confound or abash:
His rejection dashed and humiliated him.
verb (used without object)
noun
- a small quantity of anything thrown into or mixed with something else:
a dash of salt.
- a hasty or sudden movement; a rush or sudden onset:
They all made a dash for the door.
- the mark or sign (—) used to note an abrupt break or pause in a sentence or hesitation in an utterance, to begin and end a parenthetic word, phrase, or clause, to indicate the omission of letters or words, to divide a line, to substitute for certain uses of the colon, and to separate any of various elements of a sentence or series of sentences, as a question from its answer.
- the throwing or splashing of liquid against something:
the dash of the waves against the dock.
- the sound of such splashing:
The dash of the waves on the beach could be heard from afar.
- spirited action; vigor in action or style; élan:
The dancer performed with spirit and dash.
- Track. a short race:
a 100-yard dash.
- Telegraphy. a signal of longer duration than a dot, used in groups of dots, dashes, and spaces to represent letters, as in Morse code.
- a hasty stroke, especially of a pen.
- Archaic. a violent and rapid blow or stroke.
verb phrase
- to hurry away; leave:
I must dash off now.
- Also dash down. to write, make, accomplish, etc., hastily:
We dashed off a letter to announce the news.
He dashed down a memo.
dash
2[ dash ]
verb (used with object)
- to damn (usually used as an interjection).
dash
3[ dash ]
noun
- a tip, bribe, or recompense.
verb (used with object)
- to give a tip or bribe to (especially a government employee).
dash
2/ dæʃ /
noun
- a gift, commission, tip, or bribe
verb
- to give (a dash) to someone
dash
3/ dæʃ /
verb
- to hurl; crash
he dashed the cup to the floor
the waves dashed against the rocks
- to mix
white paint dashed with blue
- intr to move hastily or recklessly; rush
he dashed to her rescue
- usually foll byoff or down to write (down) or finish (off) hastily
- to destroy; frustrate
his hopes were dashed
- to daunt (someone); cast down; discourage
he was dashed by her refusal
noun
- a sudden quick movement; dart
- a small admixture
coffee with a dash of cream
- a violent stroke or blow
- the sound of splashing or smashing
the dash of the waves
- panache; style
he rides with dash
- cut a dashSee cut
- the punctuation mark — , used singly in place of a colon, esp to indicate a sudden change of subject or grammatical anacoluthon, or in pairs to enclose a parenthetical remark
- the symbol (–) used, in combination with the symbol dot (·), in the written representation of Morse and other telegraphic codes Compare dah
- athletics another word (esp US and Canadian) for sprint
- informal.short for dashboard
dash
- A punctuation mark (—) used to indicate a sudden break in thought, to set off parenthetical material, or to take the place of such expressions as that is and namely : “He's running for reelection — if he lives until then”; “Very few people in this class — three, to be exact — have completed their projects”; “She joined the chorus for only one reason — she loves to sing.” In the last example, where the parenthetical material comes at the end of the sentence rather than in the middle, a colon could be used instead of the dash.
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Idioms and Phrases
- cut a dash, to make a striking impression; be ostentatious or showy.
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Example Sentences
Family crests and nicknames are stitched into headrests, colors are specified for seat stitching, veneers are chosen for the dash.
Local and foreign fashionistas will fill the front rows at the very last minute and dash out when the music is still on.
At this point, I decided it would be a good idea to make a mad dash for the vodka.
Pharmaceutical company Ohta Isan has a product called Balenine Dash, which is made from whale and claims to give you energy.
In 2010, Dash filed for divorce from her husband, Emmanuel Xuereb, alleging years of abuse.
Tom leaped on one side; the buffalo-bull turned short round and made another dash at him.
For a second Marius considered whether he might not attempt to elude Garnache by a wild and sudden dash towards his men.
They show to the full the secret of the Marshal's success as a soldier, the blending of ardour with method and dash with caution.
A man throws up his arms and tumbles headlong, but those that live dash on.
But suddenly Jessie drove her paddle deep into the water and sent the canoe in a dash to the landing.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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