Definition of dash

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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..

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Bedash :: Bedash (v. t.) To wet by dashing or throwing water or other liquid upon; to bespatter.
Hyphen :: Hyphen (n.) A mark or short dash, thus [-], placed at the end of a line which terminates with a syllable of a word, the remainder of which is carried to the next line; or between the parts of many a compound word; as in fine-leaved, clear-headed. It is also sometimes used to separate the syllables of words..
Wash :: Wash (v. t.) To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten; hence, to overflow or dash against; as, waves wash the shore..
Spatterdashed :: Spatterdashed (a.) Wearing spatterdashes.
Beat :: Beat (v. i.) To come or act with violence; to dash or fall with force; to strike anything, as, rain, wind, and waves do..
Plashing :: Plashing (n.) The dashing or sprinkling of coloring matter on the walls of buildings, to imitate granite, etc..
Dashism :: Dashism (n.) The character of making ostentatious or blustering parade or show.
Dashpot :: Dashpot (n.) A pneumatic or hydraulic cushion for a falling weight, as in the valve gear of a steam engine, to prevent shock..
Cataract :: Cataract (n.) A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the action of pumping engines and other machines; -- sometimes called dashpot.
Dasher :: Dasher (n.) That which dashes or agitates; as, the dasher of a churn..
Spanking :: Spanking (a.) Moving with a quick, lively pace, or capable of so doing; dashing..
Dash :: Dash (n.) A vain show; a blustering parade; a flourish; as, to make or cut a great dash..
Dashingly :: Dashingly (adv.) Conspicuously; showily.
Haberdash :: Haberdash (v. i.) To deal in small wares.
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..
Dashboard :: Dashboard (n.) A board placed on the fore part of a carriage, sleigh, or other vehicle, to intercept water, mud, or snow, thrown up by the heels of the horses; -- in England commonly called splashboard..
Dash :: Dash (n.) The line drawn through a figure in the thorough bass, as a direction to raise the interval a semitone..
Smash :: Smash (n.) A breaking or dashing to pieces; utter destruction; wreck.
Elide :: Elide (v. t.) To break or dash in pieces; to demolish; as, to elide the force of an argument..
Dashy :: Dashy (a.) Calculated to arrest attention; ostentatiously fashionable; showy.
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