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hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock"

run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes"

a footrace run at top speed; "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash"

add an enlivening or altering element to; "blue paint dashed with white"

break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"

cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"

hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock"

run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes"

a footrace run at top speed; "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash"

add an enlivening or altering element to; "blue paint dashed with white"

break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"

cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"

To break, as by throwing or by collision; to shatter; to crust; to frustrate; to ruin.

To put to shame; to confound; to confuse; to abash; to depress.

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.

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

Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash.

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

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

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.

Energy in style or action; animation; spirit.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

To break, as by throwing or by collision; to shatter; to crust; to frustrate; to ruin.

To put to shame; to confound; to confuse; to abash; to depress.

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.

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

Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash.

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

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

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.

Energy in style or action; animation; spirit.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

To throw violently or hastily; break by collision; hurl; shatter; splash; ruin; as, to dash one's hopes; to perform hastily, as writing; depress; confuse.

To rush with violence; strike something on a surface with a violent noisy motion.

A collision; a slight addition; a vulgar display; as, to cut a dash with fine clothes; a mark in writing or printing; something that causes discouragement; the striking of water in noisy motion; as, the dash of the waves; a sudden rush; a short, very quick race.

To throw violently: to break by throwing together: to throw water suddenly: to bespatter: to destroy or frustrate: to mix or adulterate.

To strike against: to break against, as water: to rush with violence.

A violent striking: a rushing or violent onset: a blow: a mark (-) at a break in a sentence: a slight admixture.

Collision; onset; impetuosity; the mark (-) in writing or printing.

To rush or strike against.

To throw or strike suddenly or violently; to destroy or frustrate.

To throw suddenly and violently; hurl; shatter; splash.

To sketch hastily; with off.

To discourage; abash.

To rush impetuously.

A sudden onset; rush; impetuosity; spirit; display.

A check; collision.

A slight admixture.

A line as a mark of punctuation, etc.

n. Violent striking of two bodies; collision; crash;—a sudden check; frustration;—an admixture, infusion, or adulteration; a partial over-spreading;—a rapid movement; a sudden onset;—capacity for quick bold movements against an enemy;—a show or parade; a flourish;—a mark or line thus [—], in writing or printing, denoting a sudden break, stop, or transition in a sentence.

Collision; infusion; a mark in writing, a line stroke, blow.

An expression of the sound of water dashed.