dash

¹dash

verb \ˈdash\

Definition of DASH

transitive verb

1

: to break by striking or knocking

2

: to knock, hurl, or thrust violently

3

: splash, spatter

4

a : ruin, destroy <the news dashed his hopes> b : depress, sadden c : to make ashamed

5

: to affect by mixing in something different <his delight was dashed with bitterness>

6

: to complete, execute, or finish off hastily —used with down or off <dashed down a drink> <dash off a letter>

7

[euphemism] : ¹damn 4

intransitive verb

1

: to move with sudden speed

2

: smash

Examples of DASH

1. I'm sorry, but I must dash. I'm late.
2. She dashed down the hallway to the bathroom.
3. People were dashing inside to get out of the rain.
4. The waves dashed the boat against the rocks.
5. Her hopes of winning a medal were dashed after she broke her leg.

Origin of DASH

Middle English dasshen, probably from Middle French dachier to impel forward

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to DASH

Synonyms: run, gallop, jog, scamper, sprint, trip, trot

Antonyms: crawl, creep, poke

Related Words: bound, canter, leap, lope, shag, skip, spring; barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bomb [slang], bowl, breeze, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, course, foot (it), hare, hasten, hie, hoof (it), hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurry, hurtle, hustle, jet, leg (it), pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, rush, rustle, shoot, speed, tear, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom; nip, patter, scoot, scurry, scuttle, step (along)

Near Antonyms: amble, saunter, shamble, shuffle, stroll; crawl, creep, dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry; lumber, plod, trudge; hobble, limp

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Rhymes with DASH

Asch, ash, bash, brash, cache, cash, clash, crash, fash, flash, gash, gnash, hash, lash, mash, pash, plash, rash, sash, slash, smash, splash, stash, thrash, thresh, trash