DASH | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of dash in English dashverb uk /dæʃ/ us /dæʃ/

dash verb (MOVE QUICKLY)

Add to word list Add to word list B2 [ I ] to go somewhere quickly: The dog ran off, and she dashed after him.dash around I've been dashing around all day.UK I must dash - I've got to be home by seven. to move fast

• speedHe ran back to his car and sped off.
• raceShe raced over and hugged me.
• flyShe flew across the room just in time to stop the baby falling off the chair.
• beltUK Traffic was belting along the motorway.
• tearA fire truck came tearing down the road.
• streakBullets streaked across the sky.

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• runShe saw him running down the street.
• sprintI had to sprint to catch the bus.
• jog"What do you do to keep fit?" "I jog and go swimming."
• raceHe raced up the stairs to answer the phone.
• rushEveryone rushed to the door when the alarm went off.
• dashHe dashed out the door after the dog.

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• We dashed for the train, but it was already pulling away from the platform.
• Sit down for a minute - you've been dashing around all day.
• I'm sorry, but I've got to dash or I'll be late collecting the children from school.
• Bob came in the door and dashed straight upstairs without even saying hello.
• A cat suddenly dashed across the road in front of us.

Moving quickly

• agilely
• agility
• beetle
• belt
• bob up
• bomb
• bowl
• bowl down/along something phrasal verb
• burn
• flit
• forge ahead phrasal verb
• jump up
• leg
• light on your feet
• like the wind idiom
• lunge
• make a dash for something
• streaker
• whizz
• whoosh

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dash verb (HIT)

[ I or T, usually + prep ] to hit something with great force, especially causing damage: dash someone/something against something The tsunami dashed the ship against the rocks.dash against Waves dashed against the cliffs. Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding

• anti-collision
• anti-shock
• bang around phrasal verb
• bowl
• bowl someone over phrasal verb
• broadside
• bump into someone phrasal verb
• collide
• fell
• fender bender
• hit on someone phrasal verb
• hit someone in something
• jarring
• knock
• knock at something
• landing
• prang
• rear-end
• sideswipe
• stack up phrasal verb

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Idiom

dash someone's hopes

Phrasal verb

dash something off dashnoun uk /dæʃ/ us /dæʃ/

dash noun (QUICK MOVEMENT)

B2 [ S ] the act of running somewhere very quickly: make a dash for I made a dash for the bathroom.mad dash There was a mad dash for the exit.make a dash for it As soon as the rain dies down I'm going to make a dash for it (= run somewhere very fast). [ C usually singular ] mainly US a race over a short distance: Who won the 100-yard dash?

• We made a mad dash for the train.
• At the end of the lecture, there was rather an unseemly dash for the door.
• A pedestrian waiting to cross the road suddenly decided to make a dash for it.
• On the ferry, he began to feel awful and made a dash for the loo just in time.
• It was such a dash getting to the children's performance after work, but I'm glad I made the effort.

Moving quickly

• agilely
• agility
• beetle
• belt
• bob up
• bomb
• bowl
• bowl down/along something phrasal verb
• burn
• flit
• forge ahead phrasal verb
• jump up
• leg
• light on your feet
• like the wind idiom
• lunge
• make a dash for something
• streaker
• whizz
• whoosh

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dash noun (PUNCTUATION)

B2 [ C ] the symbol – used to separate parts of a sentence Compare hyphen [ C ] a long sound or flash of light that is used with dots to send messages in Morse (code) Punctuation

• abbreviate
• abbreviated
• acute
• ampersand
• asterism
• at sign
• bracket
• caron
• colon
• curly bracket
• hyphen
• parenthesis
• punctuate
• quote mark
• repunctuation
• round bracket
• scare quotes
• slash
• small capitals
• stress mark

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Specific signs and symbols

dash noun (SMALL AMOUNT)

 a dash C2 a small amount of something that is added to something else, especially a food: Add some butter and a dash of salt. "Cream with your coffee, Madam?" "Yes please - just a dash." Season the sauce with a dash of lemon zest and some thyme. You might like to add a dash of sherry at this point. The sauce was flavoured with just a dash of arbol chillichile powder.figurative A scarf adds a dash of (= a small amount of) sophistication. Words meaning small pieces and amounts

• at a fraction of something
• by a nose idiom
• clipping
• crumb
• dab of something
• fraction
• hint
• morsel
• mote
• oddments
• ort
• paring
• scrap
• slice
• spark
• super-tight
• swarf
• swatch
• tad
• thimbleful

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dash noun (STYLE)

[ U ] old-fashioned style and confidence Skill, talent and ability

• ability
• accomplishment
• accuracy
• acumen
• adroitness
• flair for something
• forte
• functional literacy
• functional skills
• functioning
• multi-talented
• muscle memory
• non-technical
• polish
• prestidigitation
• repertory
• what someone is (really) made of idiom
• wheelhouse
• wizardry
• workmanship

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Grammar

PunctuationThe most common punctuation marks in English are: capital letters and full stops, question marks, commas, colons and semi-colons, exclamation marks and quotation marks. … Punctuation: dashes ( – ) and other punctuation marksDashes are more common in informal writing. They can be used in similar ways to commas or semi-colons. Both single and multiple dashes may be used: … dashexclamation UK old-fashioned informal uk /dæʃ/ us /dæʃ/ used to express anger: Oh dash (it)! I've left my umbrella in the office. Expressions of anger

• ay
• bally
• beg
• biscuit
• blast
• blasted
• blaze
• blooming
• dickens
• doggone
• drat
• dratted
• egad
• fie
• flaming
• I'll wring your/his/her neck! idiom
• just my luck! idiom
• la
• marry
• need

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dash | American Dictionary

dashverb us /dæʃ/

dash verb (MOVE QUICKLY)

Add to word list Add to word list [ I ] to move quickly: She dashed to the store for some juice. Mary’s always dashing from one meeting to another.

dash verb (HIT)

[ I/T ] to hit with great force, esp. causing damage: [ I ] Waves dashed against the cliffs. [ T ] fig. Hopes of an economic recovery have been dashed (= destroyed) by the latest unemployment statistics. dashnoun us /dæʃ/

dash noun (SMALL AMOUNT)

[ C ] a small amount of something added to or mixed with something else: Add a dash of salt to the mixture.

dash noun (LINE)

[ C ] a short, horizontal mark ( – ) used to separate parts of sentences

dash noun (QUICK MOVE)

[ C usually sing ] the act of running somewhere quickly: We made a dash for the plane. [ C usually sing ] A dash is also a race over a short distance: a 50-yard dash (Definition of dash from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of dash?

Translations of dash

in Chinese (Traditional) 快速移動, 猛衝，急奔，跑, 撞擊… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 快速移动, 猛冲，急奔，跑, 撞击… See more in Spanish correr, golpear, carrera… See more in Portuguese precipitar-se, corrida, traço… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian वेगाने जाणे - एखाद्या ठिकाणी वेगाने जाणे, वेगाने पळणे - वेगाने धावत जाण्याची कृती… See more 走り出す, ダッシュ（ – ：文の途中に入れる）, 駆け出すこと… See more telaşla ve hızlıca bir yere gitmek, fırlayıp çıkmak, bir yere aceleyle koşma… See more se précipiter, fracasser, briser… See more córrer, guió, cursa… See more stormen, smijten, de bodem inslaan… See more விரைவாக எங்காவது செல்ல, எங்கோ மிக விரைவாக இயங்கும் செயல்… See more भागना, तेज़ दौड़… See more ઝડપથી ક્યાંક જવા માટે, ઝડપથી ક્યાંક દોડવાની ક્રિયા… See more fare, styrte, storme… See more rusa, störta, slå… See more serbu, menghempaskan, musnah… See more stürzen, schleudern, vereiteln… See more styrte, løpe, slå… See more فوراً, جلدی جانا, جلدی نکل پڑنا… See more кинутися, увігнатися, розбивати… See more దూసుకెళ్లడం, ఒక చోటుకు తొందరగా వెళ్లడం, ఒక చోటుకు బాగా తొందరగా ఉరకడం.… See more বেগে ধাবমান, দ্রুত কোথাও যেতে, খুব দ্রুত কোথাও দৌড়ে যাওয়া… See more uhánět, mrštit, roztříštit… See more menghambur, menghempaskan, hancur… See more โผเข้าไปอย่างรวดเร็ว, ชนหรือตีอย่างรุนแรง, ทำให้ผิดหวัง… See more xông tới, đập mạnh, làm mất hy vọng… See more lecieć, pędzić, sprint… See more 급히 달려가다, 대시(–) 기호, 급히 달려감… See more precipitarsi, lineetta, corsa… See more Need a translator?

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• English   
  • Verb 
    • dash (MOVE QUICKLY)
    • dash (HIT)
  • Noun 
    • dash (QUICK MOVEMENT)
    • dash (PUNCTUATION)
    • dash (SMALL AMOUNT)
    • a dash
    • dash (STYLE)
  Exclamation
• American   
  • Verb 
    • dash (MOVE QUICKLY)
    • dash (HIT)
  • Noun 
    • dash (SMALL AMOUNT)
    • dash (LINE)
    • dash (QUICK MOVE)

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