Verb I'm sorry, but I must dash. I'm late. She dashed down the hallway to the bathroom. People were dashing inside to get out of the rain. The waves dashed the boat against the rocks. Her hopes of winning a medal were dashed after she broke her leg. Noun We made a dash for the exit. the cavalry officer's dash and enthusiasm inspired his men to follow him into battle See More
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Verb
His team of four include a yoga teacher, an artist, a carpenter and a gardener, people who can drop the tools of their trade to dash out on a call. Judith Magyar, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 While actors can dash away for a drink at intermission, comedy doesn’t hide the rest and recuperation.New York Times, 9 July 2022 Reliever Hector Neris uncorked a wild pitch to the screen that allowed Naylor to dash home for Cleveland’s only run. Joe Noga, cleveland, 25 May 2022 Robles on Thursday tried to dash home from across town to grab some belongings from her home before the flames closed in.Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2022 Others were too old or just didn’t want to dash down stairs to basements. James Marson, WSJ, 13 Mar. 2022 Over the years, the summer menu has expanded — from two new plays to four to the current six — a smorgasbord that over as little as two days compels you to dash from one playhouse to another on the campus of Shepherd University, the festival’s home. Peter Marks, Washington Post, 15 July 2022 Don’t get caught in slow motion as others dash to the door of innovation. Robert Hoban, Forbes, 2 May 2022 That would dash the oil and gas industry’s dreams of a blue hydrogen future. Michael J. Coren, Quartz, 29 Dec. 2021
Noun
Carlin then outfitted the dash with aircraft navigational equipment, added a two-way radio, and hid auxiliary fuel tanks in the bow and rudder. Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2022 A few days after the dash in Pamplona, Jack sprinted through Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport to catch Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 heading to Kuala Lumpur. Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2022 Any prize that is not purely objective—as, say, the gold medal for the hundred-metre dash is objective—is bound, at some point, to go to some suspect recipients. David Remnick, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2022 Sitting atop the dash in the Touring trim is a new 9-inch touchscreen — the others get a 7-incher. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 27 Aug. 2022 The overall balance between disparate eras is well executed, thrown off only by the entirely digital dash—the lack of any analog gauges seems a misstep in a vehicle that works so hard to recall some of the marque’s most alluringly analog models. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2022 Westslope cutthroat — one of the trout native to the region, identifiable by the dash of red beneath their jaws — have a reputation for being very willing to rise to a dry fly. Chris Santella, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 The second heat of the 200-meter dash was won by Brianna Lyston of Jamaica, who ran a 22.83.oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2022 Known for his elite speed on the football field, Kanak ran the 41st best time in the nation in the 100 meter dash during the spring track and field season.USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb and Noun
Middle English dasshen, probably from Middle French dachier to impel forward