dash
dash 1
(dăsh)v. dashed, dash·ing, dash·es
v.intr.
1. To move with haste; rush: dashed into the room; dashed down the hall.
2. To strike violently; smash: waves dashing on the rocks.
v.tr.
1.
a. To break or smash by striking violently: The ship was dashed upon the rocks.
b. To hurl, knock, or thrust with sudden violence: dashed the cup against the wall.
c. To remove by striking or wiping: dash tears from one's face.
2. To splash; bespatter: dash water on one's face.
3.
a. To write hastily. Often used with off: dashed off a note to the dean.
b. To drink hastily. Often used with down: dashed down a glass of milk.
4.
a. To add an enlivening or altering element to: a speech dashed with humor.
b. To affect by adding another element or ingredient to: ice cream that was dashed with rum.
5.
a. To destroy or wreck: Our hopes were dashed by the news. See Synonyms at blast.
b. To discourage or dispirit: "This discouraging information a little dashed the child" (Charles Dickens).
n.
1. A swift, violent blow or stroke: knocked the books to the floor with an impatient dash of his hand.
2.
a. A splash: threw a dash of water on my face.
b. A small amount of an added ingredient: a dash of sherry.
3. A quick stroke, as with a pencil or brush.
4. A sudden movement; a rush: made a dash for the exit.
5. Sports A footrace, usually less than a quarter-mile long, run at top speed from the outset.
6. A spirited quality in action or style; verve. See Synonyms at vigor.
7. Either of two symbols, an emdash or an endash, used in writing and in printing.
8. In Morse and similar codes, the long sound or signal used in combination with the dot and silent intervals to represent letters or numbers.
9. A dashboard.
[Middle English dashen, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish daske, to beat.]
dash 2
(dăsh)tr.v. dashed, dash·ing, dash·es
To damn.
[Alteration of damn.]
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dash
(dæʃ)vb (mainly tr)
1. to hurl; crash: he dashed the cup to the floor; the waves dashed against the rocks.
2. to mix: white paint dashed with blue.
3. (intr) to move hastily or recklessly; rush: he dashed to her rescue.
4. (usually foll by: off or down) to write (down) or finish (off) hastily
5. to destroy; frustrate: his hopes were dashed.
6. to daunt (someone); cast down; discourage: he was dashed by her refusal.
n
7. a sudden quick movement; dart
8. a small admixture: coffee with a dash of cream.
9. a violent stroke or blow
10. the sound of splashing or smashing: the dash of the waves.
11. panache; style: he rides with dash.
12. cut a dash See cut33
13. (Grammar) 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
14. (Communications & Information) the symbol (–) used, in combination with the symbol dot (·), in the written representation of Morse and other telegraphic codes. Compare dah
15. (Athletics (Track & Field)) athletics another word (esp US and Canadian) for sprint
16. (Automotive Engineering) informal short for dashboard
[Middle English dasche, dasse]
dash
(dæʃ)dash
(dæʃ)n
a gift, commission, tip, or bribe
vb
to give (a dash) to someone
[C16: perhaps from Fanti]
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dash1
(dæʃ)v.t.
1. to strike or smash violently, esp. so as to break to pieces: to dash a plate against a wall.
2. to throw or thrust violently or suddenly: to dash one stone against another.
3. to splash, often violently; bespatter, as with water or mud.
4. to apply roughly: to dash paint on a wall.
5. to mix by adding another substance: wine dashed with water.
6. to ruin or frustrate: The rain dashed our hopes.
7. to depress; dispirit: The failure dashed my spirits.
v.i.8. to strike with violence: waves dashing against the cliff.
9. to move with violence; rush: to dash around the corner.
10. dash off,
a. to hurry away.
b. Also, dash down. do hastily: to dash off a letter.
11. a small quantity of something: a dash of salt.
12. a hasty or sudden movement: to make a dash for the door.
13. a mark or sign ( - ) used variously in printed or written matter, esp. to note a break, pause, or hesitation, to begin and end parenthetic text, to indicate omission of letters or words, to substitute for certain uses of the colon, and to separate elements of a sentence or series of sentences, as a question from its answer.
14. the splashing of liquid against something.
15. the sound of such splashing.
16. spirited action; élan; vigor in action or style: to perform with spirit and dash.
17. a short race: the 100-yard dash.
19. a signal of longer duration than a dot, used in groups of dots, dashes, and spaces to represent letters, as in Morse code.
20. a hasty stroke, esp. of a pen.
21. Archaic. a violent and rapid blow or stroke.
[1250–1300; Middle English dasshen]
dash2
(dæʃ)v.t. Chiefly Brit.
to damn (usu. used interjectionally).
[1790–1800; euphemism based on d - n, printed form of damn]
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Dash
a small quantity thrown in or mingled with a larger mass or amount.Examples: dash of good blood in their veins, 1712; of brandy, 1697; of commuters—Lipton, 1970; of eccentricity, 1820; of evil, 1678; of my former life, 1611; of light, 1713; of the ocean, 1784; of rain, 1700; of water, 1677.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
dash
Past participle: dashed
Gerund: dashing
| Imperative |
|---|
| dash |
| dash |
| Present |
|---|
| I dash |
| you dash |
| he/she/it dashes |
| we dash |
| you dash |
| they dash |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I dashed |
| you dashed |
| he/she/it dashed |
| we dashed |
| you dashed |
| they dashed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am dashing |
| you are dashing |
| he/she/it is dashing |
| we are dashing |
| you are dashing |
| they are dashing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have dashed |
| you have dashed |
| he/she/it has dashed |
| we have dashed |
| you have dashed |
| they have dashed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was dashing |
| you were dashing |
| he/she/it was dashing |
| we were dashing |
| you were dashing |
| they were dashing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had dashed |
| you had dashed |
| he/she/it had dashed |
| we had dashed |
| you had dashed |
| they had dashed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will dash |
| you will dash |
| he/she/it will dash |
| we will dash |
| you will dash |
| they will dash |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have dashed |
| you will have dashed |
| he/she/it will have dashed |
| we will have dashed |
| you will have dashed |
| they will have dashed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be dashing |
| you will be dashing |
| he/she/it will be dashing |
| we will be dashing |
| you will be dashing |
| they will be dashing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been dashing |
| you have been dashing |
| he/she/it has been dashing |
| we have been dashing |
| you have been dashing |
| they have been dashing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been dashing |
| you will have been dashing |
| he/she/it will have been dashing |
| we will have been dashing |
| you will have been dashing |
| they will have been dashing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been dashing |
| you had been dashing |
| he/she/it had been dashing |
| we had been dashing |
| you had been dashing |
| they had been dashing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would dash |
| you would dash |
| he/she/it would dash |
| we would dash |
| you would dash |
| they would dash |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have dashed |
| you would have dashed |
| he/she/it would have dashed |
| we would have dashed |
| you would have dashed |
| they would have dashed |
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dash
A punctuation mark like a long hyphen, used, for example, to indicate a change of the subject or introduce a further statement.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
Dash
A panel at the front of a buggy or surrey body to keep mud from splashing onto the occupants. Similar to an automobile dash.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  dash - distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"elegance - a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility" |
| 2. |  dash - a quick run running, run - the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit" break - a sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door" | |
| 3. | dash - a footrace run at top speed; "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash" track event - a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor) | |
| 4. |  dash - a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of textpunctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases | |
| 5. | dash - the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code international Morse code, Morse, Morse code - a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals) radiotelegraphic signal, telegraphic signal - a signal transmitted by telegraphy | |
| 6. | dash - the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door" rush, rushing, haste, hurry - the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" | |
| Verb | 1. | dash - run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard" plunge - dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly" shoot down, tear, buck, charge, shoot - move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, hasten - move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" |
| 2. | dash - break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate" smash - break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed" break - destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match" knock down, blast - shatter as if by explosion | |
| 3. | dash - hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock" | |
| 4. | dash - destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes" frustrate, scotch, thwart, foil, baffle, bilk, cross, spoil - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" | |
| 5. | dash - cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" intimidate, restrain - to compel or deter by or as if by threats | |
| 6. | dash - add an enlivening or altering element to; "blue paint dashed with white" mix in, mix - add as an additional element or part; "mix water into the drink" |
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dash
verb
1. rush, run, race, shoot, fly, career, speed, spring, tear, bound, hurry, barrel (along) (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), sprint, bolt, dart, hasten, scurry, haste, stampede, burn rubber (informal), make haste, hotfoot Suddenly she dashed out into the garden.
rush walk, crawl, dawdle
noun
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dash
verb1. To send through the air with a motion of the hand or arm:
2. To hurl or scatter liquid upon:
3. To move swiftly:
bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom.
Chiefly British: nip.
Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.
1. A lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner:
2. A tiny amount:
bit, crumb, dab, dot, dram, drop, fragment, grain, iota, jot, minim, mite, modicum, molecule, ort, ounce, particle, scrap, scruple, shred, smidgen, speck, tittle, trifle, whit.
Chiefly British: spot.
3. A slight amount or indication:
5. A quality of active mental and physical forcefulness:
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Translations
إنْدِفاعفاصِلَه خَطِّيَّه قَصيرَهكَمِّيّه صَغيرَههِمَّه، نَشاط، حَيَوِيَّهيُخَيِّبُ الآمال
pomlčkaroztříštitsprintuhánětúprk
farefutgoknusekyle
sprintisprinto
ajatusviivahutaistarynnätä
jurnuti
gondolatjelkötőjelnekivágveti magát
brjótagera aî engukasta í, slá viîòankastrikòjóta
突進する
돌진하다
brūkšnelisišdumtimadingaspuolimassviesti
domuzīmedrāšanāsdrāz-tiesmešanāsmest
pomlčkaroztrieštiť
hiter premikhiter tekplanitipohitetisunek
störta
ถลาไปอย่างรวดเร็ว
atılmaatılmakazıcıkbir tutamcanlılık
lao tới
dash
[dæʃ]
D. EXCL dash it (all)! (o.f.) → ¡demontre!, ¡porras!
dash off
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
dash
n
(= small amount) a dash of → etwas, ein bisschen; (of vinegar, spirits) → etwas, ein Schuss m; (of seasoning etc) → etwas, eine Prise; (of lemon) → ein Spritzer m; a dash of colour (Brit) or color (US) → ein Farbtupfer m; a dash of mystery → etwas Geheimnisvolles
interj dash (it)! (inf) → verflixt! (inf), → (verflixter) Mist! (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
dash
1 [dæʃ]
3. vi
a. (smash, object, waves) to dash against → infrangersi su or contro
dash off vt + adv (letter, drawing) → buttar giù
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dash
(dӕʃ) verb1. to move with speed and violence. A man dashed into a shop.
2. to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break. He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.
3. to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed. Our hopes were dashed.
noun1. a sudden rush or movement. The child made a dash for the door.
2. a small amount of something, especially liquid. whisky with a dash of soda.
3. (in writing) a short line (–) to show a break in a sentence etc.
4. energy and enthusiasm. All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.
ˈdashing adjectivesmart and lively. a dashing young man; She looks very dashing in her new clothes.
dash off1. to write quickly. to dash off a letter.
2. to leave hastily. to dash off to the shops.
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dash
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