Dash \Dash\ (d[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dashing}.] [Of. Scand. origin; cf. Dan daske to beat, strike, Sw. & Icel. daska, Dan. & Sw. dask blow.] 1. To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or hastily; -- often used with against.
If you dash a stone against a stone in the botton of the water, it maketh a sound. --Bacon.
2. To break, as by throwing or by collision; to shatter; to crust; to frustrate; to ruin.
Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. --Ps. ii. 9.
A brave vessel, . . . Dashed all to pieces. --Shak.
To perplex and dash Maturest counsels. --Milton.
3. To put to shame; to confound; to confuse; to abash; to depress. --South.
Dash the proud gamester in his gilded car. --Pope.
4. To throw in or on in a rapid, careless manner; to mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality; to overspread partially; to bespatter; to touch here and there; as, to dash wine with water; to dash paint upon a picture.
I take care to dash the character with such particular circumstance as may prevent ill-natured applications. --Addison.
The very source and fount of day Is dashed with wandering isles of night. --Tennyson.
5. To form or sketch rapidly or carelessly; to execute rapidly, or with careless haste; -- with off; as, to dash off a review or sermon.
6. To erase by a stroke; to strike out; knock out; -- with out; as, to dash out a word.
Dash \Dash\, v. i. To rush with violence; to move impetuously; to strike violently; as, the waves dash upon rocks.
[He] dashed through thick and thin. --Dryden.
On each hand the gushing waters play, And down the rough cascade all dashing fall. --Thomson.
Dash \Dash\, n. 1. Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash.
2. A sudden check; abashment; frustration; ruin; as, his hopes received a dash.
3. A slight admixture, infusion, or adulteration; a partial overspreading; as, wine with a dash of water; red with a dash of purple.
Innocence when it has in it a dash of folly. --Addison.
4. A rapid movement, esp. one of short duration; a quick stroke or blow; a sudden onset or rush; as, a bold dash at the enemy; a dash of rain.
She takes upon her bravely at first dash. --Shak.
5. Energy in style or action; animation; spirit.
6. A vain show; a blustering parade; a flourish; as, to make or cut a great dash. [Low]
7. (Punctuation) A mark or line [--], in writing or printing, denoting a sudden break, stop, or transition in a sentence, or an abrupt change in its construction, a long or significant pause, or an unexpected or epigrammatic turn of sentiment. Dashes are also sometimes used instead of marks or parenthesis. --John Wilson.
8. (Mus.) (a) The sign of staccato, a small mark [?] denoting that the note over which it is placed is to be performed in a short, distinct manner. (b) The line drawn through a figure in the thorough bass, as a direction to raise the interval a semitone.
9. (Racing) A short, spirited effort or trial of speed upon a race course; -- used in horse racing, when a single trial constitutes the race.
An on-screen image can, at a quick glance, draw the eye to an unusual spike of red or dash of blue, revealing patterns that numbers need thousands of rows to show.
An East German turned back in that convoy later managed to dash to Austria and told reporters that border guards wielded truncheons to force back people walking toward the border.
Johnny Gray of the US, the perennial front-runner always passed in the final dash for medals, is 32. Kiprotich and Jose Luis Barbosa of Brazil are both 31. Their chief rival on past form is William Tanui, 28, another Kenyan.
The "galloping pace" of the 1980s was an aberration, a one-time dash to catch up with the rest of the country, says Robert Wenger, an economist with Southern Co., the big electric utility holding company.
Jackson, one of the Broncos' corps of small, speedy receivers, proceeded to dash 75 yards into the end zone to make it 28-10, Denver.
"'By golly,' I thought, 'that Satan has left,' and I made the dash over there."
Do you need to dash off a quick note to creditors, angry customers or your bank manager?
Those recommending just the same dash now ought to mention this health warning. There is still one respectable-looking argument for recommending desperate remedies.
Still, Mr. Lee said, "you just don't dash out and pay a huge price" in the early days of trading, when the shares might settle at a lower price in the months ahead.
After years on the job, Moon told me, patrolmen develop a sixth sense for who, and who is not, waiting to make a dash over the border. We drove further.
When Britain finally won entry to Europe under President Pompidou, Heath believed that the country must make a dash for growth in order to be able to keep up with its new partners.
The soldiers, dressed in sneakers, jeans and sport shirts or T-shirts, waited three more hours to make their dash.
A former controller says Mr. Wiles would throw, kick and rip dash books that displeased him, showering his intimidated audience with paper while yelling, "Why don't you understand this?
It's now aimed at the users themselves, the loyal church-goers, with some large expectations and a risky dash of humor thrown in to add some sparkle.
Dozens of young Israelis have tried to dash across the border to Petra since the 1950s, viewing the trip as a test of courage.
Bottles flew, and young men carrying sticks moved through the crowds, sending spectators into a mad dash.
The reason the Soviet leader chose to dash German hopes on the future of Germany in a very public way is probably linked to the unrest sweeping East Europe; he doesn't want to say anything that would upset his comrades in relatively stable East Germany.
In British terms it also contains a dash of 'citizen's charter' - giving taxpayers guarantees of quicker and better service for their bucks.
I often used to get up at unbelievable hours and dash over to Soham if there was a good wind blowing.
The Legacy wagon has a nifty two-cup holder that pulls out of the dash below the ventilation controls.
John Squires, a MiniScribe founder, says he quit after his first dash meeting because he couldn't abide Mr. Wiles's "SWAT team" management style.
As predicted, the winds subsided and NASA gave the go-ahead to begin the fiery dash through the astmosphere.
This was the reverse of forecasters' normal procedure; Mr. Zarnowitz says they generally turn to their computers first and then add a dash of judgment.
Doug Gauss' office is a Dodge van with a camera and microphone mounted on the dash.
We'd get through one sector, then regroup for the next dash.
The hot, dry "devil winds" from the desert gusted to 69 mph Thursday, causing damage estimated at $10 million but no serious injuries, although some residents had to dash through flames to safety, officials said.
Stan pursued it, tried to grab it and in so doing kicked it accidentally into the orchestra where one of the musicians made a rush to retrieve it and stepped on it, squashing it thoroughly! "Then Stan made a dash for the exit but his luck was out.
Five years ago: Carl Lewis won the gold medal in the 100-meter dash at the Los Angeles Summer Olympics, the first of four medals he won.
In Monday's fray, on an unseasonably warm night following an unseasonably warm day, the Jayhawks didn't so much dazzle their foes as outsweat them, and that sort of effort is more reliable than flash and dash.
Toni Matt is a former Austrian ski champion and U.S. national downhill champion, but he says he is remembered most for one legendary mad dash down Tuckerman Ravine 50 years ago.