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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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..
Split :: Split (v. i.) To be broken; to be dashed to pieces.
Slapdash :: Slapdash (v. t.) To apply, or apply something to, in a hasty, careless, or rough manner; to roughcast; as, to slapdash mortar or paint on a wall, or to slapdash a wall..
Wedge :: Wedge (v. t.) To cut, as clay, into wedgelike masses, and work by dashing together, in order to expel air bubbles, etc..
Dash :: Dash (v. t.) To put to shame; to confound; to confuse; to abash; to depress.
Slapdash :: Slapdash (adv.) In a bold, careless manner; at random..
Clash :: Clash (v. i.) To make a noise by striking against something; to dash noisily together.
Bedashing :: Bedashing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bedas.
Plangent :: Plangent (a.) Beating; dashing, as a wave..
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..
Muddy :: Muddy (superl.) Abounding in mud; besmeared or dashed with mud; as, a muddy road or path; muddy boots..
Impinge :: Impinge (v. t.) To fall or dash against; to touch upon; to strike; to hit; to ciash with; -- with on or upon.
Dash :: Dash (v. t.) To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or hastily; -- often used with against.
Touch :: Touch (v.) A small quantity intermixed; a little; a dash.
Dash :: Dash (n.) A slight admixture, infusion, or adulteration; a partial overspreading; as, wine with a dash of water; red with a dash of purple..
Shatter :: Shatter (v. t.) To break at once into many pieces; to dash, burst, or part violently into fragments; to rend into splinters; as, an explosion shatters a rock or a bomb; too much steam shatters a boiler; an oak is shattered by lightning..
Swash :: Swash (n.) Impulse of water flowing with violence; a dashing or splashing of water.
Dashed :: Dashed (imp. & p. p.) of Das.
Spray :: Spray (v. t.) Water flying in small drops or particles, as by the force of wind, or the dashing of waves, or from a waterfall, and the like..
Dash :: Dash (n.) 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..
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