dæʃ v. & n. --v. 1 intr. rush hastily or forcefully (dashed up
the stairs). 2 tr.
strike or
fling with great force,
esp. so as to
shatter (dashed it to the ground; the
cup was dashed
from my hand). 3 tr.
frustrate,
daunt,
dispirit (dashed
their hopes). 4 tr. colloq. (esp. dash it or dash it all) =
DAMN v. 1. --n. 1 a rush or
onset; a
sudden advance (made a dash
for shelter). 2 a
horizontal stroke in
writing or
printing to mark a
pause or break in
sense or to
represent omitted letters or words. 3
impetuous vigour or the
capacity for
this. 4
showy appearance or
behaviour. 5 US a sprinting-race. 6 the longer signal of the
two used in
Morse code (cf.
DOT(1) n. 3). 7 a
slight admixture, esp. of a
liquid. 8 =
DASHBOARD. øcut a dash
make a
brilliant show. dash down (or off)
write or
finish hurriedly. [ME, prob. imit.]