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dash
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- pronunciation:
- daesh
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
dashes, dashing, dashed |
| definition 1: |
to throw or toss with great force so as to break.
The angry girl dashed the plates against the wall.
- synonyms:
- fling, heave, smash, thrust
- similar words:
- batter, break, cast, crash, crush, destroy, drive, hurl, pitch, propel, shatter, sling, strike, throw
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| definition 2: |
to do or carry out in a hurry (usually followed by "off").
She dashed off her homework in ten minutes so she would have more time to play.- similar words:
- scribble
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| definition 3: |
to make hopeless; ruin.
An injury dashed his hopes of being an Olympic skater.- synonyms:
- blight, ruin, smash
- antonyms:
- raise
- similar words:
- balk, defeat, destroy, frustrate, shatter, spoil
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| definition 4: |
to hit with great force; smash.
The waves dashed against the cliffs.- synonyms:
- crash, smash
- similar words:
- break
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| definition 5: |
to move swiftly; run rapidly; rush.
He dashed across the street before the light changed.- synonyms:
- dart, fly, run, rush, spring, whip
- similar words:
- bolt, bound, hasten, race, scoot, speed, streak, tear
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| related words: |
chuck, clap, escape, flash, lash, run, scurry, start, wash, zip |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a short run at top speed; a short track race.
He ran a one hundred-meter dash in twelve seconds.- synonyms:
- sprint
- similar words:
- bolt, flight, race, run, stampede
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| definition 2: |
a small amount of an ingredient.
The cook added a dash of pepper to the soup.- synonyms:
- pinch
- similar words:
- bit, dab, grain, hint, little, shade, splash, sprinkle, suggestion, suspicion, tinge, touch, trace
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| definition 3: |
a punctuation mark (--). It is used to show a break in speech or thought.
- similar words:
- hyphen
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| related words: |
action, drop, go, note, tang, vigor, zip |
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