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To ruin; to destroy

Her hopes were dashed when she saw the damage.

To throw violently

The man was dashed from the vehicle during the accident.

To sprinkle; to splatter

A small quantity of a liquid substance; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon

Add a dash of vinegar.

Damn!

To complete hastily, usually with down or off

He dashed down his eggs, she dashed off her homework.

To destroy by striking (against)

Kala was the youngest mate of a male called Tublat, meaning broken nose, and the child she had seen dashed to death was her first; for she was but nine or ten years old.

A dashboard

The dash clock said 2:38 when I turned off a dirt road .

Tom has a dashboard camera in his car. - Tom has a dashcam in his car.

To run quickly or for a short distance

He dashed across the field.

To draw quickly; jot

Scarborough, Mrs. Flanders wrote on the envelope, and dashed a bold line beneath; it was her native town; the hub of the universe.

To dishearten; to sadden

Her thoughts were dashed to melancholy.

Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar)

sometimes dash is also used colloquially to refer to a hyphen or minus sign.

I have to dash now. See you soon.

One of the two symbols of Morse code

dash cherry

the red rotating light put on a police car's dashboard to indicate an emergency

To leave a place quickly or briefly

I have to dash off to the store, but I'll be back soon.

To write quickly or informally

Let me dash off a quick note.

em dash

The symbol (—) (used to demarcate a parenthetical thought or to indicate a break, or for emphasis)

em-dash

Alternative spelling of em dash

The symbol '–' (used to express ranges)

en-dash

Alternative spelling of en dash

figure dash

the punctuation mark '‒' (used when a dash must be used in numbers)

pebble dash

To apply pebble dash to a wall

pebble dash

A coating of small pebbles sprayed on to soft plaster, used as decoration on exterior walls

splash-and-dash

A quick stop for fuel near the end of a race, so as to be able to cross the finish line without running out of fuel http: //www.itv-f1.com/Feature.aspx?Type=General&id;=43449 http: //www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=303348

splash-and-dash

A ballooning maneuver whereby the Montgolfier balloon is lowered down to touch a body of water and lifts off again http: //www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080802/FRONTPAGE/808020376/1043/NEWS01 http: //www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=216217

splash-and-dash

A fifty-metre freestyle swimming event http: //www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/18837.asp?q=Olympics,%20Swimming: %20Cate%20Campbell%20Bounces%20Back,%20Tops%2050%20Free%20Prelims http: //www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1825304,00.html

swung dash

The symbol ⁓, resembling a tilde, used to indicate the repetition of a previous item

trolley dash

Supermarket promotional contest where the winner can keep whatever groceries they can load into a trolley in a set time

wedge-and-dash

A method of representing the three-dimensional structure of a molecule in which solid lines represent bonds in the plane of the image, wedges represent bonds towards the viewer and dashed lines represent bonds away from the viewer

A dash of something is a small quantity of it which you add when you are preparing food or mixing a drink. Add a dash of balsamic vinegar

{v} to strike against, rush, blot out, mix

{n} a stroke, blow, mixture, this mark --

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

A very small amount, less than 1/8 teaspoon

destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes

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

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

{f} move with sudden speed, bolt; shatter; hurl, cast

If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly. Suddenly she dashed down to the cellar Dash is also a noun. a 160-mile dash to hospital

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 dash written in the place of a mark where scoring after two balls - indicates that no MARK was made in that box (Dashes are used by scorekeepers in bowling competitions)

destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes"

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

a quick run the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"

A small measure of an ingredient, generally considered to be about 1/16 teaspoon, though it isn't measured The cook instead adds a single splash of liquid or a pinch of dry ingredient

Dashes are also sometimes used instead of marks or parenthesis

A horizontal line used as a type character Dashes are characterized by weight, design, width of image and allotted space, and vertical position (e g , the em and en dashes)

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

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

Less than 1/8 teaspoon

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

a quick run the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door" distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer" the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code 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" destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes

Links two different parts of a sentence Example: Cherry believed -- and hoped-- Bill would laugh

Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash

A rapid movement, esp

the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"

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

If you say that you have to dash, you mean that you are in a hurry and have to leave immediately. Oh, Tim! I'm sorry but I have to dash = rush

the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

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

The dash of a car is its dashboard

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

The smallest bar measurement, or a splash

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

A measure of dry or liquid ingredient that equals 1/16 teaspoon

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

A dash of a quality is a small amount of it that is found in something and often makes it more interesting or distinctive. a story with a dash of mystery thrown in

If an event or person dashes someone's hopes or expectations, it destroys them by making it impossible that the thing that is hoped for or expected will ever happen. The announcement dashed hopes of an early end to the crisis They had their championship hopes dashed by a 3-1 defeat

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

a short horizontal rule used for punctuation

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

Do not use a double dash (--) Use the em dash (-) instead, with no space before or after the em dash

the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code a footrace run at top speed; "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash"

{i} bit, drop, pinch; punctuation mark indicating a break in a sentence; rush, onset; race, sprint; spirit, vigor

cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"

If you make a dash for a place, you run there very quickly, for example to escape from someone or something. I made a dash for the front door but he got there before me. To damn

A small amount less than 1/8 of a teaspoon (Use 1/2 of a 1/8 teaspoon measure)

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

If you dash something against a wall or other surface, you throw or push it violently, often so hard that it breaks. She seized the doll and dashed it against the stone wall with tremendous force

distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"

A very small quantity measuring three drops to 1/4 teaspoon

A measuring term referring to a very small amount of seasoning added to food In general, a dash can be considered to be somewhere between 1/16 and a scant 1/8 teaspoon

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

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

punctuation mark used to signal a pause longer than that of a comma but not as long as that of a period

Generally considered to measure between 1/16th and 1/8th of a teaspoon

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

A dash is a straight, horizontal line used in writing, for example to separate two main clauses whose meanings are closely connected

The symbol - (en-dash) or

Energy in style or action; animation; spirit

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

dash down

write down hastily; "She dashed off a letter to her lawyer"

dash down

write down hastily; "She dashed off a letter to her lawyer

If you dash off a piece of writing, you write or compose it very quickly, without thinking about it very much. He dashed off a couple of novels

write down hastily; "She dashed off a letter to her lawyer"

depart quickly, leave hastily; write quickly, jot down

write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husdband saying she would not be home for supper"

write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husdband saying she would not be home for supper

If you dash off to a place, you go there very quickly. He dashed off to lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe

dash-pot

a mechanical damper; the vibrating part is attached to a piston that moves in a chamber filled with liquid

em dash

{i} (Printing) dash that is one em long

(n ) A dash (-) half as wide as an em dash in the point size of the type in use

a dash approximately half the width of an em dash

A dash the length of an en is used to indicate a range of values

A line the width of a font's uppercase n

A dash the width of an en space

a dash equal to half of an em dash, used for ranges of numbers and combining hyphenated words

A dash the width of the character N for the font and point size in use En dashes are used to indicate a number range

A line that is one en ling (an abbreviation for the unit of measure equal to the width of the capital letter N of a given font {now standardized at 6 points}) to top