Idioms for dash
cut a dash,
to make a striking impression; be ostentatious or showy.
Origin of dash
1
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
Words nearby dash
darío,
das,
das kapital,
dasd,
dasehra,
dash,
dash light,
dash off,
dash someone's hopes,
dashboard,
dashcam
Definition for dash (2 of 3)
dash
2
[ dash ]
/ dæʃ /
verb (used with object) Chiefly British.
to damn (usually used as an interjection).
Origin of dash
2
1790–1800; euphemism based on
d—n, printed form of
damn
Definition for dash (3 of 3)
dash
3
[ dash ]
/ dæʃ /
noun
a tip, bribe, or recompense.
verb (used with object)
to give a tip or bribe to (especially a government employee).
Origin of dash
3
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 dash
British Dictionary definitions for dash (1 of 3)
dash
1
/ (dæʃ) /
verb (mainly tr)
noun
Word Origin for dash
Middle English
dasche, dasse
British Dictionary definitions for dash (2 of 3)
British Dictionary definitions for dash (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 dash
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.