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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dash \Dash\, n. 1. Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash. 2. A sudden check; abashment; frustration; ruin; as his hopes received a dash. 3. A slight admixture, infusion, or adulteration; a partial overspreading; as wine with a dash of water; red with a dash of purple. Innocence when it has in it a dash of folly. --Addison. 4. 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. She takes upon her bravely at first dash. --Shak. 5. Energy in style or action animation; spirit. 6. A vain show a blustering parade; a flourish; as to make or cut a great dash. [Low] 7. (Punctuation) 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. --John Wilson. 8. (Mus.) a 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. b The line drawn through a figure in the thorough bass, as a direction to raise the interval a semitone. 9. (Racing) A short, spirited effort or trial of speed upon a race course; -- used in horse racing, when a single trial constitutes the race. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dash \Dash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dashed}; p. pr & vb n. {Dashing}.] [Of. Scand. origin; cf Dan daske to beat strike, Sw & Icel. daska, Dan. & Sw dask blow.] 1. To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or hastily; -- often used with against. If you dash a stone against a stone in the botton of the water, it maketh a sound. --Bacon. 2. To break, as by throwing or by collision; to shatter; to crust; to frustrate; to ruin. Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. --Ps. ii 9. A brave vessel, . . . Dashed all to pieces. --Shak. To perplex and dash Maturest counsels. --Milton. 3. To put to shame; to confound; to confuse; to abash; to depress. --South. Dash the proud games?er in his gilded car --Pope. 4. 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. I take care to dash the character with such particular circumstance as may prevent ill-natured applications. --Addison. The very source and fount of day Is dashed with wandering isles of night. --Tennyson. 5. To form or sketch rapidly or carelessly; to execute rapidly, or with careless haste; -- with off as to dash off a review or sermon. 6. To erase by a stroke; to strike out knock out -- with out as to dash out a word From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dash \Dash\, v. i. To rust with violence; to move impetuously; to strike violently; as the waves dash upon rocks. [He] dashed through thick and thin. --Dryden. On each hand the gushing waters play, And down the rough cascade all dashing fall. --Thomson. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dash n 1: distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer" [syn: {elan}, {flair}, {panache}, {style}] 2: a quick run [syn: {sprint}] 3: a footrace run at top speed; "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash" 4: 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 [syn: {hyphen}] 5: the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code [syn: {dah}] 6: the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door" [syn: {bolt}] v 1: run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard" [syn: {dart}, {scoot}, {scud}, {flash}, {shoot}] 2: break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over "Smash a plate" [syn: {smash}] 3: hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock" [syn: {crash}] 4: destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes" 5: cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" [syn: {daunt}, {scare off}, {pall}, {frighten off}, {scare away}, {frighten away}, {scare}] 6: add an enlivening or altering element to "blue paint dashed with white"
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