·noun Energy in style or action; animation; spirit.
II. Dash ·noun Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash.
III. Dash ·noun A sudden check; abashment; frustration; ruin; as, his hopes received a dash.
IV. Dash ·noun A vain show; a blustering parade; a flourish; as, to make or cut a great dash.
V. Dash ·vt To erase by a stroke; to strike out; knock out;
— with out; as, to dash out a word.
VI. Dash ·vi To rust with violence; to move impetuously; to strike violently; as, the waves dash upon rocks.
VII. Dash ·noun The line drawn through a figure in the thorough bass, as a direction to raise the interval a semitone.
VIII. Dash ·vt To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or hastily;
— often used with against.
IX. Dash ·noun A short, spirited effort or trial of speed upon a race course;
— used in horse racing, when a single trial constitutes the race.
X. Dash ·noun A slight admixture, infusion, or adulteration; a partial overspreading; as, wine with a dash of water; red with a dash of purple.
XI. Dash ·noun The sign of staccato, a small mark [/] denoting that the note over which it is placed is to be performed in a short, distinct manner.
XII. Dash ·vt To form or sketch rapidly or carelessly; to execute rapidly, or with careless haste;
— with off; as, to dash off a review or sermon.
XIII. Dash ·noun A rapid movement, ·esp. one of short duration; a quick stroke or blow; a sudden onset or rush; as, a bold dash at the enemy; a dash of rain.
XIV. Dash ·vt To put to shame; to Confound; to Confuse; to Abash; to Depress.
XV. Dash ·vt To break, as by throwing or by collision; to Shatter; to Crust; to Frustrate; to Ruin.
XVI. Dash ·vt To throw in or on in a rapid, careless manner; to mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality; to overspread partially; to Bespatter; to touch here and there; as, to dash wine with water; to dash paint upon a picture.
XVII. Dash ·noun A mark or line [--], in writing or printing, denoting a sudden break, stop, or transition in a sentence, or an abrupt change in its construction, a long or significant pause, or an unexpected or epigrammatic turn of sentiment. Dashes are also sometimes used instead of marks or parenthesis.