Dash | Mean of dash in English Dictionary

/ˈdæʃ/

• Verb
• to run or move quickly or suddenly
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 dog dashed [=darted] across the busy street.
5. She dashed off [=left suddenly and quickly] without finishing her breakfast.
• to hit something in a violent and forceful way
1. The waves dashed [=smashed] against the rocks.
• to break or destroy (something) by throwing or hitting it against something
1. The waves dashed the boat against the rocks.
2. In her anger, she dashed [=smashed] the plate to pieces on the floor.

• to destroy or ruin (something, such as a hope or an expectation)
1. Her hopes of winning a medal were dashed after she broke her leg.
2. our dashed expectations/dreams
• to write (something) in a very quick and hurried way
1. I have just enough time to dash off a letter.
• Noun
• a punctuation mark — that is used especially to show a break in thought or in the structure of a sentence (as in “We don't know where—or how—the problem began.”)
• a small amount of something that is added to something else
1. Add some salt, but just a dash.
2. The soup needs a dash of salt.
3. Add a couple dashes [=splashes] of wine or lemon juice.
4. Red roses can bring a dash [=touch] of romance to your evening.
5. The essay has a dash of humor.
• the act of running or moving quickly or suddenly in a particular direction or to a particular place
1. We made a dash for the exit.
2. In his mad dash [=mad rush] to the store, he forgot his wallet.
• a short, fast race
1. She ran in the 50-meter dash.
• a way of behaving that is full of energy and spirit
1. She was a leader with dash and confidence.
2. He had daring and dash.
• a long signal (such as a sound or a flash of light) that represents a letter or part of a letter in Morse code
1. The Morse code for the letter u is two dots and a dash.
• to look attractive in the clothes you are wearing
1. He really cuts a dash in his new suit.