dashed

[ dasht ]

/ dæʃt /

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adjective

made up of dashes: a dashed line down the middle of the road.

Origin of dashed

First recorded in 1640–50; dash¹ + -ed²

Words nearby dashed

dash light, dash off, dash someone's hopes, dashboard, dashcam, dashed, dasheen, dasher, dashi, dashiki, dashing

Definition for dashed (2 of 5)

dashed ²

[ dasht ]

/ dæʃt /

adjective, adverb Chiefly British.

(used as a euphemism) damned: dashed impudence; dashed bad luck.

Origin of dashed

First recorded in 1640–50; dash² + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM dashed

dash·ed·ly

[dash-id-lee] /ˈdæʃ ɪd li/, adverb

Definition for dashed (3 of 5)

dash ¹

[ dash ]

/ dæʃ /

verb (used with object)

to strike or smash violently, especially so as to break to pieces: He dashed the plate into smithereens against the wall.

to throw or thrust violently or suddenly: to dash one stone against another.

to splash, often violently; bespatter (with water, mud, etc.): He recovered consciousness when they dashed water in his face.

to apply roughly, as by splashing: to dash paint here and there on the wall.

to mix or adulterate by adding another substance: to dash wine with water.

to ruin or frustrate (hopes, plans, etc.): The rain dashed our hopes for a picnic.

to depress; dispirit: The failure dashed his spirits.

to confound or abash: His rejection dashed and humiliated him.

verb (used without object)

to strike with violence: The waves dashed against the cliff.

to move with violence; rush: The horses dashed out of the burning stable.

noun

a small quantity of anything thrown into or mixed with something else: a dash of salt.

a hasty or sudden movement; a rush or sudden onset: They all made a dash for the door.

the mark or sign (—) used to note an abrupt break or pause in a sentence or hesitation in an utterance, to begin and end a parenthetic word, phrase, or clause, to indicate the omission of letters or words, to divide a line, to substitute for certain uses of the colon, and to separate any of various elements of a sentence or series of sentences, as a question from its answer.

the throwing or splashing of liquid against something: the dash of the waves against the dock.

the sound of such splashing: The dash of the waves on the beach could be heard from afar.

spirited action; élan; vigor in action or style: The dancer performed with spirit and dash.

Track. a short race: a 100-yard dash.

dashboard(def 1).

Telegraphy. a signal of longer duration than a dot, used in groups of dots, dashes, and spaces to represent letters, as in Morse code.

a hasty stroke, especially of a pen.

Archaic. a violent and rapid blow or stroke.

Verb Phrases

dash off,

to hurry away; leave: I must dash off now.
Also dash down. to write, make, accomplish, etc., hastily: We dashed off a letter to announce the news. He dashed down a memo.

Origin of dash

1250–1300; (v.) Middle English dasshen, perhaps < Old Norse; compare Danish daske slap, flap, Swedish daska; (noun) Middle English: blow, clash, derivative of the v.

SYNONYMS FOR dash

10 dart, bolt. See rush¹.

11 pinch, bit; touch.

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Definition for dashed (4 of 5)

dash ²

[ dash ]

/ dæʃ /

verb (used with object) Chiefly British.

to damn (usually used as an interjection).

Origin of dash

1790–1800; euphemism based on d—n, printed form of damn

Definition for dashed (5 of 5)

dash ³

[ dash ]

/ dæʃ /

(in West Africa)

noun

a tip, bribe, or recompense.

bribery.

verb (used with object)

to give a tip or bribe to (especially a government employee).

Origin of dash

1780–1790; perhaps first recorded in Dutch as dache, dasche (1602); origin uncertain, but often alleged to be < Portuguese das (you) give (2nd singular present indicative of dar to give)

Example sentences from the Web for dashed

Johnson dashed into the base and called to his partner, 23-year-old Tantania Alexander.

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But, those hopes were to be dashed about five weeks into my college career.

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I think with that generation, so many of their hopes have been so dashed that nihilism is really a natural response.

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In Louisville and Baltimore, the horse had dashed to the front of the field, setting the pace.

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Expectations that the remains of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 would be found soon have been dashed.

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Twice we had been in a position to add the third and final victory, and twice the Bellevue quintet had dashed our hopes.

Fore! |Charles Emmett Van Loan
Saussaye, the French commander, dashed for hiding in the woods.

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He was so angry at the animal, that he ran after it, seized it, and dashed its life out against a rock.

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"Nothing," Stoddard said, pushing her gently but quickly aside as we dashed for the door.

Rats in the Belfry |John York Cabot
Dick dashed after the fugitive, but he had disappeared utterly, and the dense bushes impeded the pursuer.

The Rock of Chickamauga |Joseph A. Altsheler

British Dictionary definitions for dashed (1 of 3)

dash ¹

/ (dæʃ) /

verb (mainly tr)

to hurl; crash he dashed the cup to the floor; the waves dashed against the rocks

to mix white paint dashed with blue

(intr) to move hastily or recklessly; rush he dashed to her rescue

(usually foll by off or down) to write (down) or finish (off) hastily

to destroy; frustrate his hopes were dashed

to daunt (someone); cast down; discourage he was dashed by her refusal

noun

a sudden quick movement; dart

a small admixture coffee with a dash of cream

a violent stroke or blow

the sound of splashing or smashing the dash of the waves

panache; style he rides with dash

cut a dash See cut (def. 33)

the punctuation mark —, used singly in place of a colon, esp to indicate a sudden change of subject or grammatical anacoluthon, or in pairs to enclose a parenthetical remark

the symbol (–) used, in combination with the symbol dot (·), in the written representation of Morse and other telegraphic codes Compare dah

athletics another word (esp US and Canadian) for sprint

informal short for dashboard

Word Origin for dash

Middle English dasche, dasse

British Dictionary definitions for dashed (2 of 3)

dash ²

/ (dæʃ) /

interjection

informal a euphemistic word for damn (def. 1), damn (def. 2)

British Dictionary definitions for dashed (3 of 3)

dash ³

/ (dæʃ) Western African /

noun

a gift, commission, tip, or bribe

verb

to give (a dash) to someone

Word Origin for dash

C16: perhaps from Fanti

Cultural definitions for dashed

dash

A punctuation mark (—) used to indicate a sudden break in thought, to set off parenthetical material, or to take the place of such expressions as that is and namely: “He's running for reelection — if he lives until then”; “Very few people in this class — three, to be exact — have completed their projects”; “She joined the chorus for only one reason — she loves to sing.” In the last example, where the parenthetical material comes at the end of the sentence rather than in the middle, a colon could be used instead of the dash.

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adjective, adverb Chiefly British.

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verb (used with object)

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verb (used with object) Chiefly British.

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noun

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verb (mainly tr)

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interjection

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adjective

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adjective, adverb Chiefly British.

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verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

noun

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verb (used with object) Chiefly British.

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verb (mainly tr)

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interjection

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