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• dash — 1 verb 1 to go or run somewhere very quickly (+ into/across/behind etc): Olive dashed into the room, grabbed her bag and ran out again. 2 (transitive always + adv/prep) to make something move violently against a surface, usually so that it breaks …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• 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… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• dash */ — I UK [dæʃ] / US verb Word forms dash : present tense I/you/we/they dash he/she/it dashes present participle dashing past tense dashed past participle dashed 1) [intransitive] to run or go somewhere very quickly because you are in a hurry dash… …   English dictionary

• dash — dash1 [dæʃ] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from the sound of something breaking when hit] 1.) [I always + adverb/preposition] to go or run somewhere very quickly ▪ Olive dashed into the room, grabbed her bag, and ran out again. 2.) dash sb… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• dash — [[t]dæ̱ʃ[/t]] dashes, dashing, dashed 1) VERB If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly. [V adv/prep] Suddenly she dashed down to the cellar... [V adv/prep] She dashed in from the garden. N SING Dash is also a noun. ...a 160 …   English dictionary

• dash — I [[t]dæʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to strike or smash violently, esp. so as to break to pieces: to dash a plate against a wall[/ex] 2) to throw or thrust violently or suddenly: to dash one stone against another[/ex] 3) to splash, often violently; bespatter …   From formal English to slang

• Dash! Yonkuro — Volume 1 front cover ダッシュ!四駆郎 (Dasshu! Yonkarō) Genre …   Wikipedia

• dash — dash1 /dash/, v.t. 1. to strike or smash violently, esp. so as to break to pieces: He dashed the plate into smithereens against the wall. 2. to throw or thrust violently or suddenly: to dash one stone against another. 3. to splash, often… …   Universalium

• dash — [dæʃ] verb I 1) to go somewhere in a hurry I dashed out into the street, still in my pyjamas.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to hit something violently, or to throw something violently against a surface Huge waves dashed against the side of the boat.[/ex] • dash… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• dash — dash1 [dash] vt. [ME dashen, to strike, rush < Scand, as in Swed daska, Dan daske, slap; prob. of echoic orig.] 1. to throw so as to break; smash 2. to strike with violence 3. to throw, knock, or thrust: with away, down, against, etc. 4. to… …   English World dictionary

• Dash — Not to be confused with Hyphen or Minus sign. This article is about the punctuation mark. For other uses, see Dash (disambiguation). For guidelines on dash usage in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Dashes …   Wikipedia