dash

Definitions

1. 1transitive verb

   To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or hastily; -- often used with against.

2. 2transitive verb

   To break, as by throwing or by collision; to shatter; to crust; to frustrate; to ruin.

3. 3transitive verb

   To put to shame; to confound; to confuse; to abash; to depress.

4. 4transitive verb

   To throw in or on in a rapid, careless manner; to mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality; to overspread partially; to bespatter; to touch here and there; as, to dash wine with water; to dash paint upon a picture.

5. 5transitive verb

   To form or sketch rapidly or carelessly; to execute rapidly, or with careless haste; -- with off; as, to dash off a review or sermon.

6. 6transitive verb

   To erase by a stroke; to strike out; knock out; -- with out; as, to dash out a word.

7. 7intransitive verb

   To rust with violence; to move impetuously; to strike violently; as, the waves dash upon rocks.

8. 8noun

   Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash.

9. 9noun

   A sudden check; abashment; frustration; ruin; as, his hopes received a dash.

10. 10noun

    A slight admixture, infusion, or adulteration; a partial overspreading; as, wine with a dash of water; red with a dash of purple.

11. 11noun

    A rapid movement, esp. one of short duration; a quick stroke or blow; a sudden onset or rush; as, a bold dash at the enemy; a dash of rain.

12. 12noun

    Energy in style or action; animation; spirit.

13. 13noun

    A vain show; a blustering parade; a flourish; as, to make or cut a great dash.

14. 14noun

    A mark or line [--], in writing or printing, denoting a sudden break, stop, or transition in a sentence, or an abrupt change in its construction, a long or significant pause, or an unexpected or epigrammatic turn of sentiment. Dashes are also sometimes used instead of marks or parenthesis.

15. 15noun

    The sign of staccato, a small mark [/] denoting that the note over which it is placed is to be performed in a short, distinct manner.

16. 16noun

    The line drawn through a figure in the thorough bass, as a direction to raise the interval a semitone.

17. 17noun

    A short, spirited effort or trial of speed upon a race course; -- used in horse racing, when a single trial constitutes the race.

18. 18noun

    a quick run

    Synonyms

    sprint
19. 19noun

    the act of moving with great haste

    "he made a dash for the door"

    Synonyms

    bolt
20. 20noun

    distinctive and stylish elegance

    "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"

    Synonyms

    elanflairpanachestyle
21. 21noun

    the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

    Synonyms

    dah
22. 22noun

    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

    Synonyms

    hyphen
23. 23noun

    a footrace run at top speed

    "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash"

24. 24verb

    add an enlivening or altering element to

    "blue paint dashed with white"

25. 25verb

    break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over

    "Smash a plate"

    Synonyms

    smash
26. 26verb

    hurl or thrust violently

    "He dashed the plate against the wall"

    "Waves were dashing against the rock"

    Synonyms

    crash
27. 27verb

    cause to lose courage

    "dashed by the refusal"

    Synonyms

    dauntpallscare
28. 28verb

    run or move very quickly or hastily

    "She dashed into the yard"

    Synonyms

    dartflashscootscudshoot
29. 29verb

    destroy or break

    "dashed ambitions and hopes"