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dash
verb
ˈdash
dashed; dash​ing; dash​es

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • intransitive ​verb
  • to move with sudden speed //dashed down the hallway
  • smash //waves dashing against the rocks
  • transitive ​verb
  • to break by striking or knocking //angrily dashed the bouquet of flowers against the table
  • ruin, destroy //The news dashed his hopes.
    depress, sadden
    to make ashamed //dashed by her scorn
  • to complete, execute, or finish off hastily —used with down or off //dashed down a drink //dash off a letter //… he dashed off the book in eight weeks … — Paul Fussell
  • to knock, hurl, or thrust violently //dashed water onto his face //a boat that had been dashed against the rocks
  • splash, spatter //Her pants were dashed with mud.
  • to affect by mixing in something different //His delight was dashed with bitterness.
  • [ euphemism ] damn entry 1 sense 4 //Dash it all!
noun

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

  • grammar a punctuation mark — that is used especially to indicate a break in the thought or structure of a sentence
    a stroke of a pen
  • a small usually distinctive addition //a dash of salt //a dash of humor
  • a sudden onset, rush, or attempt //make a dash for shelter
    sports a short fast race //won the 100-meter dash
  • animation in style and action //the verve and dash of her personal writings
  • automotive vehicles dashboard sense 2 //Put the map on the dash.
  • a long click or buzz forming a letter or part of a letter (as in Morse code) //a combination of dots and dashes
  • flashy display //really cuts a dash in his new suit
  • a sudden burst or splash //a dash of rain
    the sound produced by such a burst
    archaic blow
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
gallop jog run scamper sprint trip trot
Synonyms: Noun
beans bounce brio drive dynamism energy esprit gas get-up-and-go ginger go gusto hardihood juice life moxie oomph pep punch sap snap starch verve vigor vim vinegar vitality zing zip
Antonyms: Noun
lethargy listlessness sluggishness torpidity
Examples
Verb
  • //I'm sorry, but I must dash. I'm late.
  • //She dashed down the hallway to the bathroom.
  • //People were dashing inside to get out of the rain.
  • //The waves dashed the boat against the rocks.
  • //Her hopes of winning a medal were dashed after she broke her leg.
Noun
  • //We made a dash for the exit.
  • //the cavalry officer's dash and enthusiasm inspired his men to follow him into battle
First Known Use
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 8b
History and Etymology
Verb
Middle English dasshen, probably from Middle French dachier to impel forward
Noun
Middle English dasche "sharp blow," derivative of dasshen "to dash entry 1"
verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

dash
verb
ˈdash
dashed; dash​ing; dash​es

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • intransitive ​verb
  • to move with sudden speed //dashed down the hallway
  • smash //waves dashing against the rocks
  • transitive ​verb
  • to break by striking or knocking //angrily dashed the bouquet of flowers against the table
  • ruin, destroy //The news dashed his hopes.
    depress, sadden
    to make ashamed //dashed by her scorn
  • to complete, execute, or finish off hastily —used with down or off //dashed down a drink //dash off a letter //… he dashed off the book in eight weeks … — Paul Fussell
  • to knock, hurl, or thrust violently //dashed water onto his face //a boat that had been dashed against the rocks
  • splash, spatter //Her pants were dashed with mud.
  • to affect by mixing in something different //His delight was dashed with bitterness.
  • [ euphemism ] damn entry 1 sense 4 //Dash it all!
noun

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

  • grammar a punctuation mark — that is used especially to indicate a break in the thought or structure of a sentence
    a stroke of a pen
  • a small usually distinctive addition //a dash of salt //a dash of humor
  • a sudden onset, rush, or attempt //make a dash for shelter
    sports a short fast race //won the 100-meter dash
  • animation in style and action //the verve and dash of her personal writings
  • automotive vehicles dashboard sense 2 //Put the map on the dash.
  • a long click or buzz forming a letter or part of a letter (as in Morse code) //a combination of dots and dashes
  • flashy display //really cuts a dash in his new suit
  • a sudden burst or splash //a dash of rain
    the sound produced by such a burst
    archaic blow
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
gallop jog run scamper sprint trip trot
Synonyms: Noun
beans bounce brio drive dynamism energy esprit gas get-up-and-go ginger go gusto hardihood juice life moxie oomph pep punch sap snap starch verve vigor vim vinegar vitality zing zip
Antonyms: Noun
lethargy listlessness sluggishness torpidity
Examples
Verb
  • //I'm sorry, but I must dash. I'm late.
  • //She dashed down the hallway to the bathroom.
  • //People were dashing inside to get out of the rain.
  • //The waves dashed the boat against the rocks.
  • //Her hopes of winning a medal were dashed after she broke her leg.
Noun
  • //We made a dash for the exit.
  • //the cavalry officer's dash and enthusiasm inspired his men to follow him into battle
First Known Use
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 8b
History and Etymology
Verb
Middle English dasshen, probably from Middle French dachier to impel forward
Noun
Middle English dasche "sharp blow," derivative of dasshen "to dash entry 1"
verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

dash
verb
ˈdash
dashed; dash​ing; dash​es

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • intransitive ​verb
  • to move with sudden speed //dashed down the hallway
  • smash //waves dashing against the rocks
  • transitive ​verb
  • to break by striking or knocking //angrily dashed the bouquet of flowers against the table
  • ruin, destroy //The news dashed his hopes.
    depress, sadden
    to make ashamed //dashed by her scorn
  • to complete, execute, or finish off hastily —used with down or off //dashed down a drink //dash off a letter //… he dashed off the book in eight weeks … — Paul Fussell
  • to knock, hurl, or thrust violently //dashed water onto his face //a boat that had been dashed against the rocks
  • splash, spatter //Her pants were dashed with mud.
  • to affect by mixing in something different //His delight was dashed with bitterness.
  • [ euphemism ] damn entry 1 sense 4 //Dash it all!
noun

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

  • grammar a punctuation mark — that is used especially to indicate a break in the thought or structure of a sentence
    a stroke of a pen
  • a small usually distinctive addition //a dash of salt //a dash of humor
  • a sudden onset, rush, or attempt //make a dash for shelter
    sports a short fast race //won the 100-meter dash
  • animation in style and action //the verve and dash of her personal writings
  • automotive vehicles dashboard sense 2 //Put the map on the dash.
  • a long click or buzz forming a letter or part of a letter (as in Morse code) //a combination of dots and dashes
  • flashy display //really cuts a dash in his new suit
  • a sudden burst or splash //a dash of rain
    the sound produced by such a burst
    archaic blow
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
gallop jog run scamper sprint trip trot
Synonyms: Noun
beans bounce brio drive dynamism energy esprit gas get-up-and-go ginger go gusto hardihood juice life moxie oomph pep punch sap snap starch verve vigor vim vinegar vitality zing zip
Antonyms: Noun
lethargy listlessness sluggishness torpidity
Examples
Verb
  • //I'm sorry, but I must dash. I'm late.
  • //She dashed down the hallway to the bathroom.
  • //People were dashing inside to get out of the rain.
  • //The waves dashed the boat against the rocks.
  • //Her hopes of winning a medal were dashed after she broke her leg.
Noun
  • //We made a dash for the exit.
  • //the cavalry officer's dash and enthusiasm inspired his men to follow him into battle
First Known Use
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 8b
History and Etymology
Verb
Middle English dasshen, probably from Middle French dachier to impel forward
Noun
Middle English dasche "sharp blow," derivative of dasshen "to dash entry 1"
verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

dash
verb
ˈdash
dashed; dash​ing; dash​es

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • intransitive ​verb
  • to move with sudden speed //dashed down the hallway
  • smash //waves dashing against the rocks
  • transitive ​verb
  • to break by striking or knocking //angrily dashed the bouquet of flowers against the table
  • ruin, destroy //The news dashed his hopes.
    depress, sadden
    to make ashamed //dashed by her scorn
  • to complete, execute, or finish off hastily —used with down or off //dashed down a drink //dash off a letter //… he dashed off the book in eight weeks … — Paul Fussell
  • to knock, hurl, or thrust violently //dashed water onto his face //a boat that had been dashed against the rocks
  • splash, spatter //Her pants were dashed with mud.
  • to affect by mixing in something different //His delight was dashed with bitterness.
  • [ euphemism ] damn entry 1 sense 4 //Dash it all!
noun

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

  • grammar a punctuation mark — that is used especially to indicate a break in the thought or structure of a sentence
    a stroke of a pen
  • a small usually distinctive addition //a dash of salt //a dash of humor
  • a sudden onset, rush, or attempt //make a dash for shelter
    sports a short fast race //won the 100-meter dash
  • animation in style and action //the verve and dash of her personal writings
  • automotive vehicles dashboard sense 2 //Put the map on the dash.
  • a long click or buzz forming a letter or part of a letter (as in Morse code) //a combination of dots and dashes
  • flashy display //really cuts a dash in his new suit
  • a sudden burst or splash //a dash of rain
    the sound produced by such a burst
    archaic blow
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
gallop jog run scamper sprint trip trot
Synonyms: Noun
beans bounce brio drive dynamism energy esprit gas get-up-and-go ginger go gusto hardihood juice life moxie oomph pep punch sap snap starch verve vigor vim vinegar vitality zing zip
Antonyms: Noun
lethargy listlessness sluggishness torpidity
Examples
Verb
  • //I'm sorry, but I must dash. I'm late.
  • //She dashed down the hallway to the bathroom.
  • //People were dashing inside to get out of the rain.
  • //The waves dashed the boat against the rocks.
  • //Her hopes of winning a medal were dashed after she broke her leg.
Noun
  • //We made a dash for the exit.
  • //the cavalry officer's dash and enthusiasm inspired his men to follow him into battle
First Known Use
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 8b
History and Etymology
Verb
Middle English dasshen, probably from Middle French dachier to impel forward
Noun
Middle English dasche "sharp blow," derivative of dasshen "to dash entry 1"
verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)