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dash

UK/ˈdaʃ/ US/ˈdæʃ/ fairly common informal uk
verb (6) noun (6)

verb

1.

run or move very quickly or hastily

  • “She dashed into the yard”
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2.

break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over

  • “Smash a plate”
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3.

hurl or thrust violently

  • “He dashed the plate against the wall”
  • “Waves were dashing against the rock”
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4.

destroy or break

  • “dashed ambitions and hopes”
5.
6.

add an enlivening or altering element to

  • “blue paint dashed with white”

noun

1.

distinctive and stylish elegance

  • “he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer”
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2.

a quick run

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3.

a footrace run at top speed

  • “he is preparing for the 100-yard dash”
4.

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 text

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5.

the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

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6.

the act of moving with great haste

  • “he made a dash for the door”
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Origin

From Middle English daschen, dassen, from Danish daske (“to slap, strike”), related to Swedish daska (“to smack, slap, spank”), of obscure origin. Compare German tatschen (“to grope, paw”), Old English dwǣsċan (“to quell, put out, destroy, extinguish”). See also dush.

Phrases

  • dash case
  • dash down
  • dash it all
  • dash off
  • dash on
  • dash someone's hopes
  • dine and dash
  • em dash
  • en dash
  • gas and dash
  • mutton dash
  • nine-dash line

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