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dash something off — write something hurriedly and without much thought. → dash … English new terms dictionary
dash — 1 verb 1 to go or run somewhere very quickly (+ into/across/behind etc): Olive dashed into the room, grabbed her bag and ran out again. 2 (transitive always + adv/prep) to make something move violently against a surface, usually so that it breaks … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dash off — verb 1. write quickly She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper He scratched off a thank you note to the hostess • Syn: ↑scratch off, ↑knock off, ↑toss off, ↑fling off • Topics: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
dash — verb 1》 run or travel in a great hurry. 2》 strike or fling with great force. 3》 destroy or frustrate (hopes or expectations). 4》 (dash something off) write something hurriedly and without much thought. exclamation Brit. informal used to express… … English new terms dictionary
dash — dash1 [ dæʃ ] verb * 1. ) intransitive dash into/out of/across etc. to run or go somewhere very quickly because you are in a hurry: Maria came dashing down the stairs. I dashed out into the street, still in my pajamas. 2. ) transitive dash… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dash — [[t]dæ̱ʃ[/t]] dashes, dashing, dashed 1) VERB If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly. [V adv/prep] Suddenly she dashed down to the cellar... [V adv/prep] She dashed in from the garden. N SING Dash is also a noun. ...a 160 … English dictionary
dash */ — I UK [dæʃ] / US verb Word forms dash : present tense I/you/we/they dash he/she/it dashes present participle dashing past tense dashed past participle dashed 1) [intransitive] to run or go somewhere very quickly because you are in a hurry dash… … English dictionary
Dash! Yonkuro — Volume 1 front cover ダッシュ!四駆郎 (Dasshu! Yonkarō) Genre … Wikipedia
Dash — (d[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dashing}.] [Of. Scand. origin; cf. Dan daske to beat, strike, Sw. & Icel. daska, Dan. & Sw. dask blow.] 1. To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or hastily; often… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dash — dash1 [dash] vt. [ME dashen, to strike, rush < Scand, as in Swed daska, Dan daske, slap; prob. of echoic orig.] 1. to throw so as to break; smash 2. to strike with violence 3. to throw, knock, or thrust: with away, down, against, etc. 4. to… … English World dictionary
