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Dash
Dash Dash, n.
1. Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash.
2. A sudden check; abashment; frustration; ruin; as, his
hopes received a dash.
3. A slight admixture, infusion, or adulteration; a partial
overspreading; as, wine with a dash of water; red with a
dash of purple.
Innocence when it has in it a dash of folly.
--Addison.
4. 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.
She takes upon her bravely at first dash. --Shak.
5. Energy in style or action; animation; spirit.
6. A vain show; a blustering parade; a flourish; as, to make
or cut a great dash. [Low]
7. (Punctuation) 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. --John Wilson.
8. (Mus.)
(a) 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.
(b) The line drawn through a figure in the thorough bass,
as a direction to raise the interval a semitone.
9. (Racing) A short, spirited effort or trial of speed upon a
race course; -- used in horse racing, when a single trial
constitutes the race.
Dash
Dash Dash, v. i.
To rust with violence; to move impetuously; to strike
violently; as, the waves dash upon rocks.
[He] dashed through thick and thin. --Dryden.
On each hand the gushing waters play, And down the
rough cascade all dashing fall. --Thomson.
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