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dash verb (HIT) [ I or T, usually + prep ] to hit something with great force, especially causing damage: dash someone/something against something The tsunami dashed the ship against the rocks. dash against Waves dashed against the cliffs. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
As a noun, dash means a small amount of something that is used as an ingredient. This sense of dash is synonym of the words hint or pinch. Real-life examples: A recipe may ask for a dash of cinnamon. You might put a dash of sprinkles on your ice cream cone. A person may add a dash of chlorine to a swimming pool to kill algae.
The meaning of DASH is to move with sudden speed. How to use dash in a sentence.
When you dash, you run a short distance very quickly. If you forget your lunch in the morning, you might try to dash home, grab it, and dash back to school.
If you dash something against a wall or other surface, you throw or push it violently, often so hard that it breaks. [ literary ] She seized the doll and dashed it against the stone wall with tremendous force.
DASH definition: 1. to go somewhere quickly: 2. to destroy someone's hopes: 3. to hit or throw something with…. Learn more.
noun. /dæʃ/ Idioms. something done quickly. [singular] a dash (for something) an act of going somewhere suddenly and/or quickly. When the doors opened, there was a mad dash for seats. a 60-mile dash to safety. He jumped off the bus and made a dash for the nearest bar.
dash. noun. /dæʃ/ small amount. [countable, usually singular] dash (of something) a small amount of something that is added to something else Add a dash of lemon juice. The rug adds a dash of color to the room. The album is a mixture of rock and gospel, with a dash of jazz thrown in. compare splash. Want to learn more?
Dash Definition. dăsh. dashed, dashes, dashing. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Verb. Noun. Other. Idiom. Filter. verb. dashed, dashes, dashing. To damn. American Heritage. To move swiftly or impetuously; rush. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To strike violently ( against or on) Webster's New World.
dash. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English dash1 /dæʃ/ verb 1 [ intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to go or run somewhere very quickly Olive dashed into the room, grabbed her bag, and ran out again. see thesaurus at hurry, run 2 → dash somebody’s hopes 3 → (I) must dash/ (I) have to dash 4 [ intransitive, transitive ...
