verb
dashes; dashed; dashing
[no obj] :to run or move quickly or suddenly
always followed by an adverb or preposition
[no obj] :to hit something in a violent and forceful way
[+ obj] :to break or destroy (something) by throwing or hitting it against something
[+ obj] :to destroy or ruin (something, such as a hope or an expectation)
dash it (all)
Brit informal + old-fashioned - used in speech to express anger, frustration, etc.
dash off
[phrasal verb]
dash off (something) or dash (something) off :to write (something) in a very quick and hurried way
noun
plural dashes
[count] :a punctuation mark that is used especially to show a break in thought or in the structure of a sentence (as in We don't know whereor howthe problem began.)
[count] :a small amount of something that is added to something else - usually singular
usually + of
[singular] :the act of running or moving quickly or suddenly in a particular direction or to a particular place
[count] :a short, fast race
[noncount] old-fashioned :a way of behaving that is full of energy and spirit
[count] informal :dashboard
[count] :a long signal (such as a sound or a flash of light) that represents a letter or part of a letter in Morse code
cut a dash
Brit informal + old-fashioned :to look attractive in the clothes you are wearing