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verb | noun dashdash1 /dæʃ/ ●●○ verb ETYMOLOGYdash1Origin: 1200-1300 Probably from the sound of something breaking when hit VERB TABLEdash |
| Present | I, you, we, they | dash | | he, she, it | dashes | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | dashed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have dashed | | he, she, it | has dashed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had dashed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will dash | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have dashed |
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| Present | I | am dashing | | he, she, it | is dashing | | you, we, they | are dashing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was dashing | | you, we, they | were dashing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been dashing | | he, she, it | has been dashing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been dashing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be dashing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been dashing |
THESAURUSmove quickly on foot► runa) to move very quickly, by moving your legs more quickly than when you walk: If we run, we can still catch the bus. He ran for his life as bullets flew around him (=to avoid being killed).b) to move in this way as a sport or for exercise: I run every morning. ► jog to run at a slow steady speed for exercise: It takes a half an hour to jog around the lake. ► sprint to run as fast as you can for a short distance: I sprinted toward the end zone and got the touchdown. ► dash to run somewhere, usually a short distance, because you are in a hurry: She dashed across the street to catch the bus. ► tear to run somewhere very fast, especially in a dangerous or careless way: The dog came tearing across the backyard at me, and I screamed. ► dart to run suddenly in a particular direction: A rabbit darted across the trail in front of us. ► race to run somewhere very quickly, especially because it is important that you get somewhere: She raced up the stairs when she heard the scream. ► bolt to suddenly run somewhere very fast, especially in order to escape or because you are frightened: At the sound of the siren, the men bolted for the door. ► scurry to run quickly with small steps, especially because you are nervous or afraid: Occasionally a cockroach would scurry across the floor. ► scamper to run quickly with quick short steps. Used about children or small animals: Squirrels were scampering around the park. ► trot to run fairly slowly, taking short steps. Used especially about horses and dogs: A little dog was trotting behind her. ► gallop to run very fast. Used about horses: The horse started galloping down the hill. 1[intransitive] to go or run somewhere very quickly: dash into/across/behind etc. Duncan dashed across the lawn and climbed the fence.► see thesaurus at run12dash (somebody’s) hopes/dreams to disappoint someone by showing or telling him or her that what he or she wants will not happen: The court’s decision dashed our hopes for a new trial. → see also raise somebody’s hopes at raise1 (8)3dash (something) against/to/into etc. something literary to hit violently against something, usually so that it breaks, or to make something do this: Huge waves dashed the boats against the rocks. Driven by wind, the rain dashed against the thick stone walls.dash off phrasal verb1dash something off to write or draw something very quickly: I dashed off a letter of complaint.2 to leave somewhere very quickly: I called her before dashing off to the airport. verb | noun dashdash2 ●●○ noun ► mad dash When the alarm went off, there was a mad dash for the exit. 1SMALL AMOUNT [countable] a)a very small amount of a liquid or other substance, especially added to a drink or to food: a dash of something Add a dash of salt to the beans. b)a small amount of something such as a quality: a dash of something It’s fiction with a dash of history.2RUN QUICKLY [countable usually singular] an occasion when someone runs somewhere very quickly in order to get away from something, or in order to reach something: make a dash for something He made a dash for the door. When the alarm went off, there was a mad dash for the exit.3RACE [singular] a race to find out who can run the fastest over a short distance: He runs the 40-yard dash in 4.43 seconds.4SYMBOL [countable] eng. lang. arts a mark (–) used in informal writing or when representing spoken language to separate sentences or phrases, for example in the sentence “Don’t talk to me now – I’m busy.” → hyphen5CAR [countable] informal a short form of dashboard6SOUND [countable] a long sound or flash of light used for sending messages in Morse code → dot7STYLE [uncountable] old-fashioned style, energy, and courage in someone such as a soldier |