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dash
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- pronunciation:
- daesh
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
dashes, dashing, dashed |
| definition 1: |
to hurl or thrust (something) violently, esp. so as to break or shatter.
The storm dashed the boat against the rocks.
- synonyms:
- fling, heave, smash, thrust
- similar words:
- batter, break, cast, crash, crush, destroy, drive, hurl, pitch, propel, shatter, shy, sling, strike, throw
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| definition 2: |
to do or carry out hastily (usu. fol. by "off").
She dashed off a short note to her roommate before leaving.- similar words:
- scribble, toss off, whip up
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| definition 3: |
to splash or apply as if by splashing.
He dashed cold water on his face.- synonyms:
- slosh, splash, swash
- similar words:
- spatter, sprinkle
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| definition 4: |
to make hopeless; frustrate; ruin.
The injury dashed her hopes of winning a medal in the competition.- synonyms:
- blight, ruin, smash
- antonyms:
- raise
- similar words:
- balk, damn, defeat, destroy, foil, frustrate, shatter, spoil, thwart
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| related words: |
betray, chuck, clap, lash, mine |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to move swiftly; run rapidly; rush.
He dashed across the street to catch up with his friend.She was here for a second, and then she just dashed off again.- synonyms:
- dart, fly, run, rush, spring, whip
- antonyms:
- dawdle
- similar words:
- bolt, bound, career, chase, fleet, hasten, race, scoot, scud, speed, streak, tear
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| definition 2: |
to hit violently; smash.
The waves dashed against the sea wall.- synonyms:
- crash, smash, strike
- similar words:
- break
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| related words: |
bucket, bustle, escape, flash, fling, flit, lash, plunge, run, scurry, scuttle, start, wash, zip |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a short run at top speed; often, a short track race.
He ran a one hundred-meter dash in twelve seconds.- synonyms:
- sprint
- similar words:
- bolt, dart, flight, race, run, stampede
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| definition 2: |
a striking or splashing action.
- synonyms:
- splash
- similar words:
- bolt, breaking, crash, plash, smash
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| definition 3: |
a small amount of an ingredient added.
I added a dash of salt to the soup.The play could have used a dash of humor.- synonyms:
- pinch, smack, sprinkling
- similar words:
- bit, dab, grain, hint, little, shade, smidgen, soupçon, splash, sprinkle, suggestion, suspicion, tang, tincture, tinge, touch, trace
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| definition 4: |
a punctuation mark (--) used to indicate a break in thought, a parenthetical element, or the like.
- similar words:
- hyphen
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| definition 5: |
a quality of liveliness, spiritedness, or bold stylishness.
The actor's performance tonight had an especial dash.- synonyms:
- flair, pizazz, vigor, zing
- similar words:
- élan, bounce, brio, life, panache, spirit, verve, vitality
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| definition 6: |
the longer of the two basic signals in Morse code.
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| related words: |
action, drop, flair, flit, go, kiss, note, plunge, tang, vigor, zip |
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