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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dash1 /dæʃ/USA pronunciation v. - to (cause to) strike or smash violently, esp. so as to break to pieces: [ ~ + obj]:The waves dashed the boat to pieces.[no obj]:The waves dashed against the shore.
- [ ~ + obj] to throw violently or suddenly:dashed a plate against a wall in a fit of rage.
- [ ~ + obj] to apply roughly, as by splashing;
splatter:to dash paint on a wall. - [ ~ + obj] to ruin, destroy, or frustrate:The rain dashed our hopes for a picnic.
- [no obj] to move with great speed;
rush:to dash around the corner. - dash off:
- [no obj] to hurry away;
leave:She dashed off before I could talk to her. - Also, dash down. to write, make, accomplish, etc., too quickly or hastily: [ ~ + off + obj ]:to dash off a letter.[ ~ + obj + off ]:to dash it off in a hurry.
n. [countable] - a small quantity of anything mixed with something else:a dash of salt.
- a hasty or sudden movement;
a rush:to make a mad dash for the door. - Sporta short race:the 100-yard dash.
- a mark or sign (—), used variously in printed or written matter, esp. to note a break, pause, or hesitation, and to separate elements of a sentence or series of sentences, such as a question from its answer.
dash•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dash1 (dash),USA pronunciation v.t. - to strike or smash violently, esp. 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.
v.i. - to strike with violence:The waves dashed against the cliff.
- to move with violence;
rush:The horses dashed out of the burning stable. - dash off:
- 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.
n. - 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;
élan; vigor in action or style:The dancer performed with spirit and dash. - [Track.]a short race:a 100-yard dash.
- Automotivedashboard (def. 1).
- Telecommunicationsa 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, esp. of a pen.
- [Archaic.]a violent and rapid blow or stroke.
- Idioms cut a dash, to make a striking impression;
be ostentatious or showy.
- Old Norse; compare Danish daske slap, flap, Swedish daska; (noun, nominal) Middle English: blow, clash, derivative of the verb, verbal
- (verb, verbal) Middle English dasshen, perh. 1250–1300
- 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dart, bolt. See rush 1.
- 12.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pinch, bit; touch.
dash2 (dash),USA pronunciation v.t. [Chiefly Brit.]- British Termsto damn (usually used interjectionally).
- euphemism based on d—n, printed form of damn 1790–1800
dash3 (dash),USA pronunciation (in West Africa)n. - a tip, bribe, or recompense.
- bribery.
v.t. - to give a tip or bribe to (esp. a government employee).
- Portuguese das (you) give (2d singular present indicative of dar to give)
- 1780–1790; perh. first recorded in Dutch as dache, dasche (1602); origin, originally uncertain, but often alleged to be
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dash /dæʃ/ vb (mainly tr)- to hurl; crash: he dashed the cup to the floor, the waves dashed against the rocks
- to mix: white paint dashed with blue
- (intransitive) to move hastily or recklessly; rush
- usually followed by off or down: to write (down) or finish (off) hastily
- to destroy; frustrate: his hopes were dashed
- to daunt (someone); cast down; discourage
n - 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
- panache; style: he rides with dash
- 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
- another word (esp US and Canadian) for sprint
Etymology: Middle English dasche, dasse dash /dæʃ/ interj - informal
a euphemistic word for damn,
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