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Dash

daʃ

Dash definitions
verb
dash dashed dashes dashing
  1. run or travel somewhere in a great hurry

    "I dashed into the garden"

  2. strike or fling (something) somewhere with great force, especially so as to have a destructive effect; hurl

    "the ship was dashed upon the rocks"

    • come into forceful contact with something

      "a gust of rain dashed against the bricks"

    • destroy or frustrate (hopes or expectations)

      "the budget dashed hopes of an increase in funding"

    • cause (someone) to lose confidence

      "I won't tell Stuart—I think he'd be dashed"

interjection
  1. used to express mild annoyance

    "dash it all, I am in charge"

noun
dash dashes
  1. an act of running somewhere suddenly and hastily

    "she made a dash for the door"

    • a journey or period of time characterized by urgency or eager haste

      "a 20-mile dash to the airport"

    • a short, fast race run in one heat; a sprint

      "the 100 m dash"

  2. a small quantity of a liquid added to something else

    "whisky with a dash of soda"

    • a small amount of a quality that adds piquancy or distinctiveness to something else

      "a casual atmosphere with a dash of sophistication"

  3. a horizontal stroke in writing or printing to mark a pause or break in sense or to represent omitted letters or words
    • the longer signal of the two used in Morse code
    • a short vertical mark placed above or beneath a note to indicate that it is to be performed in a very staccato manner
  4. impetuous or flamboyant vigour and confidence; panache

    "he has youthful energy, dash, and charisma"