dash
/dæʃ/
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Definition
Noun:
- A sudden, quick movement or run: A short, fast run or movement, often made with urgency or haste.
- A small amount of something added: A small quantity of a substance, especially a liquid, added to something else to give it flavor or character.
- A horizontal line used in writing or printing: A punctuation mark (—) used to indicate a pause, a break in thought, or to set off parenthetical information. Also, the longer signal in Morse code.
- Style and confidence: A sense of stylish and spirited confidence in one's appearance or actions.
- A short race run at full speed: A sprinting race over a short distance.
Verb:
- To run or move very quickly and suddenly: To move with great speed and urgency.
- To strike or throw something with great force: To hurl or smash something violently against a surface.
- To destroy or ruin something, especially hopes or plans: To shatter or frustrate something completely.
- To add a small amount of something: To mix or sprinkle a small quantity of one substance into another.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- He made a dash for the exit when the alarm sounded.
- Add a dash of salt to the soup.
- Use a dash to separate clauses in the sentence.
- She arrived with great dash and flair.
- He won the 100-meter dash.
Verb:
- She had to dash to catch the bus.
- In his anger, he dashed the vase to the floor.
- The news dashed their hopes of an early victory.
- Dash the mixture with a little lemon juice.
Advanced Usage
To cut a dash: To look stylish and impressive in one's dress or manner.
- He really cut a dash in his new suit at the party.
To make a dash for it: To try to escape or reach a place by running suddenly and quickly.
- When the guard looked away, the prisoner made a dash for it.
Variants and Related Words
- Dashboard (n): The panel in a vehicle containing instruments and controls. (Note: This is a compound word where 'dash' is part of it).
- Dashing (adj): Attractive, stylish, and full of confidence.
- He was a dashing young officer.
- Dashy (adj): Showy or stylish in appearance (less common).
Synonyms
- Noun (movement): Sprint, rush, bolt.
- Noun (small amount): Pinch, bit, touch, sprinkle.
- Verb (run): Rush, sprint, bolt, race.
- Verb (destroy): Shatter, crush, ruin, blight.
Related Phrasal Verbs
Dash off: To write or draw something very quickly; to leave a place in a hurry.
- I'll just dash off a quick email before the meeting.
- He dashed off without saying goodbye.
Dash against: (Of waves, etc.) To strike something with force.
- The waves dashed against the seawall.
Related Idioms
Dash someone's hopes/spirits: To destroy someone's hopes or make them feel less confident or happy.
- Losing the championship dashed the team's hopes for a perfect season.
Dash it (all)!: A mild, old-fashioned exclamation of annoyance.
- Dash it all! I've locked my keys in the car.
Noun
- the act of moving with great haste
- he made a dash for the door
- the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
- 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
- a footrace run at top speed
- he is preparing for the 100-yard dash
- a quick run
- distinctive and stylish elegance
- he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer
Verb
- add an enlivening or altering element to
- blue paint dashed with white
- cause to lose courage
- dashed by the refusal
- destroy or break
- dashed ambitions and hopes
- hurl or thrust violently
- He dashed the plate against the wall
- Waves were dashing against the rock
- break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
- Smash a plate
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- She dashed into the yard