Dash

[dæʃ]

Definition

(noun.) a quick run.

(noun.) the act of moving with great haste; 'he made a dash for the door'.

(noun.) distinctive and stylish elegance; 'he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer'.

(noun.) the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.

(noun.) a footrace run at top speed; 'he is preparing for the 100-yard dash'.

(verb.) add an enlivening or altering element to; 'blue paint dashed with white'.

(verb.) destroy or break; 'dashed ambitions and hopes'.

Inputed by Kirsten--From WordNet

Definition

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

(v. t.) To break, as by throwing or by collision; to shatter; to crust; to frustrate; to ruin.

(v. t.) To put to shame; to confound; to confuse; to abash; to depress.

(v. t.) 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.

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

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

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

(n.) Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash.

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

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

(n.) 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.

(n.) Energy in style or action; animation; spirit.

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

(n.) 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.

(n.) 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.

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

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

Edited by Hilda

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Strike violently.[2]. Throw forcibly.[3]. Adulterate, deteriorate (by mixture), alloy.[4]. Disappoint, frustrate, thwart, ruin, destroy, shatter, spoil.[5]. Surprise, confound, abash, put to shame.

v. n. Rush, dart, fly swiftly.

n. [1]. Stroke, blow.[2]. Rush, onset, sudden advance.[3]. Infusion, tinge, tincture, sprinkling, spice, touch, smack, little, small quantity.[4]. Flourish, show, ostentatious display.

Typed by Abe

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Burl, cast, throw, subvert, detrude, drive, rush, send, fly, speed, dart,scatter, strike, course

ANT:Raise, reinstate, erect, creep, crawl, lag, hobble

Inputed by Giles

Definition

v.t. to throw violently: to break by throwing together: to throw water suddenly: to bespatter: to destroy or frustrate: to mix or adulterate.—v.i. to strike against: to break against as water: to rush with violence.—n. a violent striking: a rushing or violent onset: a blow: a mark (—) at a break in a sentence: ostentation: a slight admixture.—ns. Dash′-board a board or leathern frame in front of a carriage to keep off splashes of mud; Dash′er one who dashes: (coll.) one who makes a great show.—adj. Dash′ing rushing: reckless: hasty and rash: gallant.—adv. Dash′ingly.—ns. Dash′-pot a device for preventing too sudden motion in some part of an apparatus; Dash′-wheel a wheel-shaped box with compartments in which cotton cloth is washed by the revolution of the wheel in liquid.—Dash off to sketch hastily; Dash out to knock out by striking against something. .

Checker: Raymond

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Edited by Caleb

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