dash1 /dash/ transitive verb- To throw, thrust or drive violently
- To break by throwing together
- To bespatter
- To blotch
- To frustrate
- To confound
- To modify by dilution or mixing
intransitive verb- To rush
- To smash (against)
noun- A violent striking
- A rush
- A sprint (athletics; esp N American)
- A violent onset
- A blow
- A splash
- A splash of colour
- A stroke of the pen or similar mark
- A mark (—) at a break in a sentence or elsewhere
- A euphemism for damn (sometimes represented by this sign)
- A mark ( or ) above or beneath a note indicating that it is to be played staccato (music)
- An acute accent used in algebra and in lettering of diagrams as a discriminating mark
- A long element in the Morse code
- Verve
- Ostentation
- A small quantity of added ingredient
- A dashboard in a motor vehicle
interjection Expressing irritation or annoyance ORIGIN: ME daschen, dassen to rush, or strike with violence; cf Dan daske to slap dashˈer noun - Someone who dashes
- Someone who makes a great show (informal)
- A plunger in a churn
dashˈing adjective - Spirited
- Showy
- Stylish
dashˈingly adverb dashˈboard noun - The instrument panel of a motor vehicle or small aircraft
- A board, screen or partition in front of a driver on a horse-vehicle, to keep off splashes of mud
dashˈpot noun A device for damping vibration by a piston moving in a cylinder containing liquid dashˈ-wheel noun A washing machine in the form of a partitioned drum dash off - To throw off or produce hastily
- To leave abruptly
dash out To knock out by striking against something dash2 /dash/ noun- A gift accompanying a commercial transaction
- A gratuity
- A bribe
ORIGIN: Port das will you give? |