dash
/ˈdæʃ/ verb B2- To run quickly or for a short distance. · He dashed across the field.
- To leave or depart. · I have to dash now. See you soon.
- To destroy by striking (against). · He dashed the bottle against the bar and turned about to fight.
- To throw violently. · The man was dashed from the vehicle during the accident.
- To sprinkle; to splatter.
- To mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality. · to dash wine with water
- To ruin; to destroy. · Her hopes were dashed when she saw the damage.
- To dishearten; to sadden. · Her thoughts were dashed to melancholy.
He/she/it dashes · Past dashed · Past participle dashed · -ing form dashing
Verb forms
- Base form
- dash
- He/she/it
- dashes
- Past
- dashed
- Past participle
- dashed
- -ing form
- dashing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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The Tin Woodman began to use his axe at once, and, just as the two Kalidahs were nearly across, the tree fell with a crash into the gulf, carrying the ugly, snarling brutes with it, and both were dashed to pieces on the sharp rocks at the bottom.
“I will give you,” she said, “all the riches of the Red Sea.” “I will teach you to fly then,” said the Eagle; and taking her up in his talons he carried her almost to the clouds suddenly he let her go, and she fell on a lofty mountain, dashing her shell to pieces.
Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly.
“Very well,” said the wolf, and he dashed away at full speed, followed by the others.
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