Definition of dash

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Dash (v. t.) To put to shame; to confound; to confuse; to abash; to depress.

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Dasher :: Dasher (n.) That which dashes or agitates; as, the dasher of a churn..
Dashism :: Dashism (n.) The character of making ostentatious or blustering parade or show.
Plashing :: Plashing (n.) The dashing or sprinkling of coloring matter on the walls of buildings, to imitate granite, etc..
Parenthesis :: Parenthesis (n.) A word, phrase, or sentence, by way of comment or explanation, inserted in, or attached to, a sentence which would be grammatically complete without it. It is usually inclosed within curved lines (see def. 2 below), or dashes..
Bond :: Bond (n.) A unit of chemical attraction; as, oxygen has two bonds of affinity. It is often represented in graphic formulae by a short line or dash. See Diagram of Benzene nucleus, and Valence..
Spread :: Sprayboard (n.) See Dashboard, n., 2 (b)..
Dash :: Dash (n.) 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..
Dashy :: Dashy (a.) Calculated to arrest attention; ostentatiously fashionable; showy.
Cataract :: Cataract (n.) A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the action of pumping engines and other machines; -- sometimes called dashpot.
Dash :: Dash (v. t.) To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or hastily; -- often used with against.
Stramash :: Stram (v. t.) To dash down; to beat.
Bedashing :: Bedashing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bedas.
Dash :: Dash (v. t.) 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..
Pash :: Pash (v. t.) To strike; to crush; to smash; to dash in pieces.
Bedash :: Bedash (v. t.) To wet by dashing or throwing water or other liquid upon; to bespatter.
Balderdash :: Balderdash (n.) Senseless jargon; ribaldry; nonsense; trash.
Bedashed :: Bedashed (imp. & p. p.) of Bedas.
Dashed :: Dashed (imp. & p. p.) of Das.
Swash :: Swash (n.) Impulse of water flowing with violence; a dashing or splashing of water.
Bully :: Bully (a.) Jovial and blustering; dashing.
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