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- Dictionarydash/daʃ/
verb
- 1. run or travel somewhere in a great hurry: "I dashed into the garden" Similar Opposite
- 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" Similar
exclamation
- 1. used to express mild annoyance: informal British "dash it all, I am in charge"
noun
- 1. an act of running somewhere suddenly and hastily: "she made a dash for the door"
- 2. a small quantity of a liquid added to something else: "whisky with a dash of soda"
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DASH definition: 1. to go somewhere quickly: 2. to hit something with great force, especially causing damage: 3…. Learn more.
noun. a small quantity of anything thrown into or mixed with something else: a dash of salt. Synonyms: touch, bit, pinch. a hasty or sudden movement; a rush or sudden onset: They all made a dash for the door.
If you dash something against a wall or other surface, you throw or push it violently, often so hard that it breaks. [ literary ] She seized the doll and dashed it against the stone wall with tremendous force.
1. : to break by striking or knocking. angrily dashed the bouquet of flowers against the table. 2. a. : ruin, destroy. The news dashed his hopes. b. : depress, sadden. c. : to make ashamed. dashed by her scorn. 3. : to complete, execute, or finish off hastily used with down or off. dashed down a drink. dash off a letter.
When you dash, you run a short distance very quickly. If you forget your lunch in the morning, you might try to dash home, grab it, and dash back to school.
noun. /dæʃ/ Idioms. something done quickly. [singular] a dash (for something) an act of going somewhere suddenly and/or quickly. When the doors opened, there was a mad dash for seats. a 60-mile dash to safety. He jumped off the bus and made a dash for the nearest bar.
DASH definition: 1. to go somewhere quickly: 2. to destroy someone's hopes: 3. to hit or throw something with…. Learn more.
1. a. To break or smash by striking violently: The ship was dashed upon the rocks. b. To hurl, knock, or thrust with sudden violence: dashed the cup against the wall. c. To remove by striking or wiping: dash tears from one's face. 2. To splash; bespatter: dash water on one's face. 3. a. To write hastily.
Definition of dash verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to splash, often violently; bespatter (with water, mud, etc.): He recovered consciousness when they dashed water in his face. to apply roughly, as by splashing: to dash paint here and there on the wall. to mix or adulterate by adding another substance: to dash wine with water. to ruin or frustrate (hopes, plans, etc.):
