Main Entry: ¹dash

Pronunciation: \ˈdash\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English dasshen, probably from Middle French dachier to impel forward

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 : to break by striking or knocking
2 : to knock, hurl, or thrust violently
3 : splash, spatter
4 a : ruin, destroy <the news dashed his hopes> b : depress, sadden c : to make ashamed
5 : to affect by mixing in something different <his delight was dashed with bitterness>
6 : to complete, execute, or finish off hastily —used with down or off <dashed down a drink> <dash off a letter>
7 [euphemism] : ¹damn 4intransitive verb 1 : to move with sudden speed
2 : smash