Dash

dash, v. [dashed (dasht), dashing.] To throw with violence; to break, as by throwing or collision; to put to shame, confound; to throw in or on in a rapid, carele manner, overspread partially, touch here and there to form or sketch rapidly or carele ly to erase by a stroke, strike out, obliterate. — v. To rush or strike violently. — n. Violent striking of two bodies; crash; sudden check; frustration; ruin; an admixture, infusion, or adulteration a partial overspreading a rapid movement, quick blow, sudden onset; capacity for quick, bold movements against an enemy a vain show or blustering parade; a flourish. (Punctuation.) A mark or line, thus [— denoting a break, stop, or transition in a sentence, or a change in its construction, a significant pause, or an unexpected turn of sentiment. (Mus.) A mark [T] denoting that the note is to be performed in a short, distinct manner; the line drawn through a figure in the thoroughba , as a direction to raise that figure half a tone higher. (Racing.) A single trial of speed, — disting." fr. a heat. [Dan. daske, Sw. dial, daska, slap.] — Dash/er, n. The That which, etc. a dashboard. — Dasb/y, a. Ostentatiously fashionable showy. — Dash/ingly, adv. Conspicuously.— Dasb/- board, -bord, n. A board on the front of a vehicle to intercept mud, etc. J~