dash

[US]/dæʃ/
[UK]/dæʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a punctuation mark (-); a sudden movement or burst
vt. to destroy or ruin something; to strike violently
vi. to move suddenly or violently; to collide

Phrases & Collocations

em dash

en dash

dash forward

a dash of

dash in

dash off

cut a dash

dash along

dash out

Example Sentences

a dash of sherry.

whisky with a dash of soda.

make a dash at the enemy

to dash a person's hopes

made a dash for the exit.

she made a dash for the door.

a 20-mile dash to the airport.

a casual atmosphere with a dash of sophistication.

it's a dashed shame.

it was a mad dash to get ready.

a dashing attack on the enemy

They dashed by in a car.

dashed to the door.

cuts a dashing figure.

I dashed into the garden.

I must dash, I'm late.

the ship was dashed upon the rocks.

a dashing S-type Jaguar.

waves dashing on the shore

Real-world Examples

Yet there is also a dash of Potemkin about Pyongyang.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

How do you run a 400 meter dash properly?

Source: Connection Magazine

The crabs make a dash for it.

Source: The mysteries of the Earth

I'll just make a dash for it.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

Why does she put in so many dashes?

Source: the chair

I’m afraid these hopes will be dashed, too.”

Source: BBC Listening Compilation March 2014

Using little dashes to link those words together.

Source: Emma's delicious English

She dashed the chair against the door.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

To enjoy the surprising music, they needed a dash of the familiar.

Source: The Atlantic Monthly (Video Edition)

The man from The Fordian Science Monitor made a dash for his helicopter.

Source: Brave New World

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