dash

dash1 [ dæʃ ] verb *

1. ) intransitive dash into/out of/across etc. to run or go somewhere very quickly because you are in a hurry:

Maria came dashing down the stairs.

I dashed out into the street, still in my pajamas.

2. ) transitive dash something against/onto/to etc. to throw or hit something very violently onto a surface, usually so that it breaks:

Picking up the glass, he dashed it against the wall.

a ) intransitive dash against if water dashes against something, it hits it violently:

Huge waves dashed against the side of the boat.

dash someone's hopes

to make it impossible for someone to do what they hoped to do:

Hopes for an early economic recovery have now been dashed.

dash it (all) INFORMAL OLD-FASHIONED

used when you are annoyed about something

I must dash/I have to dash SPOKEN

used for saying that you must leave quickly because you are in a hurry

,dash `off phrasal verb

1. ) intransitive to leave quickly or suddenly because you are in a hurry:

I've got to dash off right after lunch to meet a client.

2. ) transitive to write or draw something quickly because you are in a hurry:

I sat down and dashed off a couple of notes.

dash

dash 2 [ dæʃ ] noun *

▸ 1 small amount of something

▸ 2 act of running/hurrying

▸ 3 symbol in writing

▸ 4 where car controls are

▸ 5 short very fast race

▸ 6 signal in Morse code

▸ 7 style/confidence/energy

1. ) count usually singular dash of a small amount of a substance added to food or drink to give it a special flavor:

Add a dash of soy sauce for that authentic Chinese taste.

a ) dash of a small amount of an interesting or unusual quality that something contains or has added to it:

A dash of glamour was supplied by the presence of a couple of minor TV celebrities.

2. ) singular an act of running or going somewhere very quickly because you are in a hurry:

make a dash for someone/something: She made a sudden dash for the door.

make a dash for it (=run very quickly to escape or reach a place): He looked at his guards and wondered whether he should make a dash for it.

3. ) count the symbol , used in writing to separate different parts of a sentence

4. ) count INFORMAL the DASHBOARD of a car

5. ) count a short race in which people run as fast as they can: SPRINT:

the hundred yard dash

6. ) count a long signal used for sending messages in MORSE CODE. Short signals are called dots.

7. ) uncount OLD-FASHIONED a combination of style, confidence, and energy