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dash¹ (d

sh)

v. dashed, dash·ing, dash·es

v.tr.

1. To break or smash by striking violently.

2. To hurl, knock, or thrust with sudden violence.

3. To splash; bespatter.

a. To write hastily. Often used with off: dashed off a note to the dean.

b. To drink hastily. Often used with down: dashed down a glass of milk.

a. To add an enlivening or altering element to.

b. To affect by adding another element or ingredient to: ice cream that was dashed with rum.

a. To destroy or wreck: Our dreams were dashed. See Synonyms at blast.

b. To confound; abash.

v.intr.

1. To strike violently; smash.

2. To move with haste; rush: dashed to the door.

1. A swift, violent blow or stroke: knocked the books to the floor with an impatient dash of his hand.

a. A splash.

b. A small amount of an added ingredient: a dash of sherry.

3. A quick stroke, as with a pencil or brush.

4. A sudden movement; a rush: made a dash for the exit.

5. Sports A footrace, usually less than a quarter-mile long, run at top speed from the outset.

6. A spirited quality in action or style; verve. See Synonyms at vigor.

7. Either of two symbols, an emdash or an endash, used in writing and in printing.

8. In Morse and similar codes, the long sound or signal used in combination with the dot and silent intervals to represent letters or numbers.

9. A dashboard.

[Middle English dashen, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish daske, to beat.]

dash

Verb

1. to move hastily; rush

2. to hurl; crash: deep-sea rollers dashing spray over jagged rocks

3. to frustrate: prospects for peace have been dashed

Noun

1. a sudden quick movement

2. a small amount: a dash of milk

3. a mixture of style and courage: the commander's dash did not impress him

4. the punctuation mark (—), used to indicate a change of subject

5. the symbol (–), used in combination with the symbol dot (.) in Morse code

See also dash off [Middle English daschen, dassen]

Dash a small quantity thrown in or mingled with a larger mass or amount.

Examples: dash of good blood in their veins, 1712; of brandy, 1697; of commuters—Lipton, 1970; of eccentricity, 1820; of evil, 1678; of my former life, 1611; of light, 1713; of the ocean, 1784; of rain, 1700; of water, 1677.

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Noun	1.	dash - distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer" panache, elan, flair, style elegance - a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"
	2.	dash - a quick run sprint running, run - the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit" break - a sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door"
	3.	dash - a footrace run at top speed; "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash" track event - a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor)
	4.	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 hyphen punctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
	5.	dash - the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code dah international Morse code, Morse, Morse code - a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals) radiotelegraphic signal, telegraphic signal - a signal transmitted by telegraphy
	6.	dash - the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door" bolt rush, rushing, haste, hurry - the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
Verb	1.	dash - run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard" scoot, scud, dart, flash, shoot plunge - dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly" shoot down, tear, buck, charge, shoot - move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten - move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
	2.	dash - break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate" smash smash - break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed" break - destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match" knock down, blast - shatter as if by explosion
	3.	dash - hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock" crash hurl, hurtle, cast - throw forcefully
	4.	dash - destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes" frustrate, queer, scotch, thwart, foil, baffle, bilk, cross, spoil - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
	5.	dash - cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" daunt, frighten away, frighten off, scare away, scare off, pall, scare intimidate, restrain - to compel or deter by or as if by threats
	6.	dash - add an enlivening or altering element to; "blue paint dashed with white" mix in, mix - add as an additional element or part; "mix water into the drink"

dash

verb 1. rush, run, race, shoot, fly, career, speed, spring, tear, bound, hurry, barrel (along) (informal), chiefly U.S., Canad. sprint, bolt, dart, hasten, scurry, haste, stampede, burn rubber (informal) make haste, hotfoot << OPPOSITE dawdle

verb 2. throw, cast, pitch, slam, toss, hurl, fling, chuck (informal) propel, project, sling, lob (informal)

3. crash, break, smash, shatter, shiver, splinter

verb 4. disappoint, ruin, frustrate, spoil, foil, undo, thwart, dampen, confound, crool or cruel Austral. (slang)

noun 5. rush, run, race, sprint, bolt, dart, spurt, sortie

noun 6. drop, little, bit, shot (informal) touch, spot, suggestion, trace, hint, pinch, sprinkling, tot, trickle, nip, tinge, soupçon (French) << OPPOSITE lot

noun 7. style, spirit, flair, flourish, vigour, verve, panache, élan, brio, vivacity

Translations

dash [dæʃ] n (= small quantity) [of liquid] → gota, chorrito; [of solid] → pizca;

(sign) → guión m: (long) → raya

vt (= break) → romper, estrellar [+ hopes]; defraudar

vi → precipitarse, ir de prisa;

a dash of soda → un poco or chorrito de sifón or soda

dash away, dash off vi → marcharse apresuradamente

dash [dæʃ] n (= sign) → tiret m (= small quantity); goutte f, larme f

vt (= throw) → jeter or lancer violemment [+ hopes]; anéantir

vi to dash towards (also: make a dash towards) → se précipiter or se ruer vers;

a dash of soda → un peu d'eau gazeuse

dash away vi → partir à toute allure

dash [dæʃ] n (sign) → Gedankenstrich m;

(rush) → Jagd f

vt (throw) → schleudern;

(hopes) → zunichtemachen

vi to dash towards → zustürzen auf +acc;

a dash of ... (small quantity) → etwas ..., ein Schuss m ...;

to make a dash for sth → auf etw acc zustürzen;

we'll have to make a dash for it → wir müssen rennen, so schnell wir können

dash away dash vi → losstürzen

dash off dash vi = dash away

dash [dæʃ] n (sign) → lineetta (= small quantity) [of liquid] → goccio, goccino: [of soda] → spruzzo

vt [+ missile] → gettare [+ hopes]; infrangere

vi to dash towards (also: make a dash towards) → precipitarsi verso

dash away vi → scappare via

dash

v dash [dӕʃ]

1 to move with speed and violence A man dashed into a shop.hardloopيَنْدَفِعُ بِسُرْعَهвтурвам сеuhánětfare; styrte; stormestürzenορμώcorrertormamaناگهان و به سرعت حرکت کردنsyöksyäse précipiterלְזַנֵקतेज दौड़jurnuti, srnutiberont vhovámenghamburbrjótabalzare突進する돌진하다pulti, mestismesties; drāz-tiesserbustormenstorme (inn), komme styrtenderzucać się pędematirar-sea se năpustiброситьсяuháňaťplanitiuletetirusa, störtaโผเข้าไปอย่างรวดเร็วhızlı koşmak, fırlamak, atılmak猛衝кинутися; увігнатисяپھرتی یا تیزی سے دوڑناxông tới猛冲

2 to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.gooi, smyt, slaanيَقْذِفُ بِعُنْفзапращамmrštit; roztříštitslå; kyleschleudernεκσφενδονίζωlanzar, arrojarvirutamaپرتاب کردن؛ کوفتن برpaiskataheurter/lancer violemmentלְנַפֵּץपटकना, दे मारनाskršiti, slomitinekivág (vmit vminek)menghempaskankasta í, slá viðsbattere, infrangere投げつける때려 부수다, 내던지다sviesti, tėkštimest; sviestmenghempaskansmijtenknuse, kasteroztrzaskiwaćespatifara izbiшвырятьhodiť; roztrieštiťvrečitresnutislå, slänga, stötaชนหรือตีอย่างรุนแรงfırlatmak, fırlatıp atmak擊碎розбиватиزور سے پھینکنا خصوصا توڑنے کے لۓđập mạnh击碎

3 to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed Our hopes were dashed.verpletter, verydelيُخَيِّبُ الآمالразбивам сеzmařittilintetgøre; knusevereitelnσυντρίβω, αποθαρρύνωfrustrarpurustamaناامید کردن؛ دلشکسته کردنmurskataanéantirלְהָטִיחरेलाrazoriti nečije nade, razočaratiösszetörhancurgera að engudistruggereくじく좌절시키다sudaužytisagraut (cerības, plānus u.tml.)musnahde bodem inslaanbli knust, tape motetniweczyćdestruira spulbera, a distrugeразрушатьzmariťrazbitisrušitislå ner, göra modfälldทำให้ผิดหวังkırmak, yıkmak, sona erdirmek使(希望等)破滅зруйнуватиناکام ہونا ، توڑناlàm mất hy vọng使（希望等）破灭

1 a sudden rush or movement The child made a dash for the door.op iets afpyl/ afstormإنْدِفاعхукванеúprk, sprintstyrte hen til; løbe hen tilder Sprungγρήγορη κίνησηcarrerasööstحرکت تند و ناگهانیryntäysen avant mouvement brusqueזִינוּקधावाnavala, udaracvmi után veti magátgerakan cepatþjótabalzo突進돌진puolimas, metimasismešanās; drāšanāsterkamsprintraskt framstøt, sprangrzut, skokarrancosăriturăстремительное движениеskoksunekjurišrusning, framstötการโผเข้าไปอย่างรวดเร็วatılma, fırlama撞擊стрімкий рух; натискاچانک لپک کے بھاگناsự lao tới撞击

2 a small amount of something, especially liquid whisky with a dash of soda.tikkie, titseltjieكَمِّيّه صَغيرَهкапкаkapkasmule; stænkder Schußμικρή ποσότηταpoco, poquitosortsمقدار کم؛ ذرهtilkkasoupçonקַמצוּץपुटkap, primjesaegy (pár) csepp(nyi)sedikitskvetta, sletta(un) po', goccio少量소량truputis(neliels) piejaukumssedikitscheutjeskvett, dråpeodrobina, kropelkapoucochinhopicчуточкаtrochakaneckapskvätt, stänkสิ่งที่เพิ่มเข้าไปเล็กน้อยbir tutam...; azıcık...少量攙和物граминка; крапляہلکی سی آمیزش خصوصا کسی مائع میںmột chút少量搀和物

3 (in writing) a short line (–) to show a break in a sentence etc. aandagstreepفاصِلَه خَطِّيَّه قَصيرَهтиреpomlčkatankestregder Gedankenstrichπαύλαraya, guiónmõttekriipsخط تیرهajatusviivatiretקו מַפרִידछूटे हुए वर्णों और अक्षरों को व्यक्त करने का चिह्नlinija od crtica i točkicagondolatjelcoretþankastriklinea, lineettaダッシュ (－)(문장 부호) 이음표(대시)brūkšnelisdomuzīme; svītratanda sempangstreeptankestrekmyślniktravessãolinie de pauzăтиреpomlčkapomišljajcrticatankstreckเครื่องหมายขีดคั่นระหว่างพยางค์ คำ วลี หรือประโยคtire破折號тире, рискаتحریر میں وقفہ وغیرہ ظاہر کرنے کا ایک نشانdấu gạch ngang (-)破折号

4 energy and enthusiasm All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.durf, lewendigheidهِمَّه، نَشاط، حَيَوِيَّهентусиазъмvervafut; pep; goder Schwungενεργητικότητα, σφρίγοςvivezahoogحرارت؛ شوق و ذوقpuhtientrainמֶרֶץफुर्तीžar, poletlendületsemangatsnerpa, hvatleikislancio活気자신감, 열의veržlumassparskecergasanvervefutt, peppwerwagenicazelнапористостьvervazanosentuzijazamkäckhet, kläm, fartความกระฉับกระเฉงcanlılık, enerji闖勁порив; напірزور ، جوشsự hăng hái闯劲

adj ˈdashing

smart and lively a dashing young man; She looks very dashing in her new clothes.swierig, voortvarend, lewendigأنيق، حَسَنُ الهِنْدامсмел; елегантенelegantní, šviháckýelegant; flot; smartflottεντυπωσιακόςgallardo, apuestoesinduslikشیک و جذابnäyttäväfringantנִמרָץशानदारotmjenost, finoćalendületes, ragyogógagah, tampanglæsilegur; fullur af lífsþróttisgargianteさっそうとした활기 차고 세련된madingas, šaunusstraujš; uzkrītošs; žilbinošscantikzwierigflott, elegantdziarski, eleganckivistoso(îmbrăcat) trăsnetлихойelegantnýsijajensjajanelegant, flott, stiligซึ่งมีความมั่นใจในตัวเองşık, gösterişli, havalı精神抖擻的жвавий; молодецькийدلکشsôi nổi精神抖擞的

dash off

1 to write quickly to dash off a letter.iets gou/ haastig skryfيَكْتُبُ خِطابا على عَجَلнаписвам набързоvysypat ze sebekradse nedhinhauenγράφω βιαστικάescribir de prisa y corriendovalmis vorpimaبا شتاب نوشتنkyhätäen vitesse écrireלִכתוֹב בִּמהִירוּתशीघ्रता से लिखनाna brzinu napisati ili skiciratilefirkantmenulis cepatganga frá í hvellibuttar giù急いで書きあげる빨리 적다, 급히 적다brūkštelėtiuzmest; ātri uzrakstīttergesa-gesain haast schrijvenrable nedpospiesznie napisaćrabiscara scrie la repezealăбыстро набросатьnačrtnúťnačečkatinapisati na brzinukasta ner, rafsa ihopรีบเขียนalelâcele yazıvermek, çiziktirmek匆忙寫信；疾書накидатиپھرتی سے لکھناthảo nhanh匆忙写信；疾书

2 to leave hastily to dash off to the shops.haastig gaan/ vertrekيَنْطَلِقُ مُسْرِعاًмахам сеrychle odjetstyrte afsted; smuttedavonjagenφεύγω βιαστικάirse corriendokiiruga lahkumaبا عجله رفتنlähteä kiireestipartir en coup de ventלָרוּץतेजी से जानाodjuriti, utećielrohanmenghamburþjóta/skunda burtprecipitarsi急いで去る급히 떠나다išdumtiaizdrāztiestergopoh-gapahzich weghaastenskynde seg bort, springe bortzniknąć, popędzićsair a correra pleca în grabăумчатьсяuháňaťodhitetiodjuritirusa (störta) i vägรีบไปkendini atmak匆忙離開кинутися гетьپھرتی سے روانہ ہوناghé vội匆忙离开

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