Part 2760

<hw>Dash</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To rust with violence; to move impetuously; to strike violently; <as>as, the waves <ex>dash</ex> upon rocks</as>.</def>

<blockquote> <b>dashed</b> through thick and thin. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>On each hand the gushing waters play, And down the rough cascade all <b>dashing</b> fall. <i>Thomson.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Dash</h1> <Xpage=367>

<hw>Dash</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A sudden check; abashment; frustration; ruin; <as>as, his hopes received a <ex>dash</ex></as>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A slight admixture, infusion, or adulteration; a partial overspreading; <as>as, wine with a <ex>dash</ex> of water; red with a <ex>dash</ex> of purple.</as></def>

<blockquote>Innocence when it has in it a <b>dash</b> of folly. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>A rapid movement, esp. one of short duration; a quick stroke or blow; a sudden onset or rush; <as>as, a bold <ex>dash</ex> at the enemy; a <ex>dash</ex> of rain.</as></def>

<blockquote>She takes upon her bravely at first <b>dash</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>Energy in style or action; animation; spirit.</def>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>A vain show; a blustering parade; a flourish; <as>as, to make or cut a great <ex>dash</ex></as>.</def> <mark></mark>

<p><b>7.</b> <fld>(Punctuation)</fld> <def>A mark or line [--], in writing or printing, denoting a sudden break, stop, or transition in a sentence, or an abrupt change in its construction, a long or significant pause, or an unexpected or epigrammatic turn of sentiment. Dashes are also sometimes used instead of marks or parenthesis.</def>

<i>John Wilson.</i>

<p><b>8.</b> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The sign of staccato, a small mark [<?/] denoting that the note over which it is placed is to be performed in a short, distinct manner</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The line drawn through a figure in the thorough bass, as a direction to raise the interval a semitone.</def>

<p><b>9.</b> <fld>(Racing)</fld> <def>A short, spirited effort or trial of speed upon a race course; -- used in horse racing, when a single trial constitutes the race.</def>

<h1>Dashboard</h1> <Xpage=367>

<hw>Dash"board`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A board placed on the fore part of a carriage, sleigh, or other vechicle, to intercept water, mud, or snow, thrown up by the heels of the horses; -- in England commonly called <i>splashboard</i>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The float of a paddle wheel.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A screen at the bow af a steam launch to keep off the spray; -- called also <altname>sprayboard</altname>.</def>

<h1>Dasher</h1> <Xpage=367>

<hw>Dash"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>That which dashes or agitates; <as>as, the <ex>dasher</ex> of a churn</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A dashboard or splashboard.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>One who makes an ostentatious parade.</def> <mark></mark>

<h1>Dashing</h1> <Xpage=367>

<hw>Dash"ing</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Bold; spirited; showy.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>dashing</b> and daring spirit is preferable to the listless. <i>T. Campbell.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Dashingly</h1> <Xpage=367>

<hw>Dash"ing*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Conspicuously; showily.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>