n.
Pronunciation: ' dash
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English dasshen, probably from Middle French dachier to impel forward
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to break by striking or knocking
2 : to knock, hurl, or thrust violently
3 : SPLASH , SPATTER
4 a : RUIN , DESTROY <the news dash ed his hopes> b : DEPRESS , SADDEN c : to make ashamed
5 : to affect by mixing in something different <his delight was dash ed with bitterness over the delay>
6 : to complete, execute, or finish off hastily ― used with down or off < dash ed down a drink> < dash off a letter>
7 [euphemism] : 1 DAMN 4
intransitive verb
1 : to move with sudden speed < dash ed through the rain>
2 : SMASH