—v. - rush.

- strike or fling forcefully, esp. So as to shatter (dashed it to the ground).

- frustrate, dispirit (dashed their hopes).

- colloq. (esp. Dash it or dash it all) = *damn v. 1. —n. - rush or onset; sudden advance.

- horizontal stroke (–) in writing or printing to mark a pause etc.

- impetuous vigour; capacity for or appearance of this.

- us sprinting-race.

- longer signal of two in morse code (cf. *dot n. 2).

- slight admixture, esp. Of a liquid.

- = *dashboard. dash off write or draw hurriedly. [imitative]