Dash - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dæʃ|  American pronunciation of the word dash
Brit.  |ˈdæʃ|  British pronunciation of the word dash

noun

- distinctive and stylish elegance (syn: elan, flair, panache, style)
he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer
- a quick run (syn: sprint)
- a footrace run at top speed
he is preparing for the 100-yard dash
- 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 (syn: hyphen)
- the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
- the act of moving with great haste (syn: bolt)
he made a dash for the door

verb

- run or move very quickly or hastily (syn: dart, flash, scoot, scud, shoot)
She dashed into the yard
- break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over (syn: smash)
- hurl or thrust violently (syn: crash)
He dashed the plate against the wall
Waves were dashing against the rock
- destroy or break
dashed ambitions and hopes
- cause to lose courage (syn: daunt, frighten away, frighten off, pall, scare)
dashed by the refusal
- add an enlivening or altering element to
blue paint dashed with white

Extra examples

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.

We made a dash for the exit.

...the cavalry officer's dash and enthusiasm inspired his men to follow him into battle...

He dashed for the main entrance.

He dashed off to lunch.

She seized the doll and dashed it against the wall with a tremendous force.

The ship was dashed against the rocks.

The roses were beautiful, before they were dashed by the wind and rain.

The waves dashed against the cliff.

His answer dashed their hopes completely.

The failure dashed his spirits.

Phrasal verbs

dash off  — write quickly

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: dash
he/she/it: dashes
present participle: dashing
past tense: dashed
past participle: dashed
noun
singular: dash
plural: dashes
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