āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to dash
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āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
to run or move quickly and suddenly, often with great force or urgency
Intransitive: to dash | to dash somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Right now, the athlete is dashing towards the finish line, determined to win the race.
āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ, āĻ
ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĨāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻ°ā§āĻ¸ āĻā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧ āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻļ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ§āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to move or strike with great force, resulting in a collision or breakage
Intransitive: to dash into sth | to dash against sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The waves dashed against the cliffs, creating a spectacular spray.
āĻ¤āĻ°āĻā§āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž
to throw or thrust with force, often causing the object to move swiftly and violently
Transitive: to dash sth somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The stormy waves dashed the small boat against the rocks, causing it to capsize.
āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĸā§āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to add a lesser or inferior component to something
Transitive: to dash sth | to dash sth with an inferior component
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The artist decided not to dash her vibrant palette with cheaper paints.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻ°āĻ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻšāĻ¤āĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to cause someone to feel dispirited, discouraged, or saddened
Transitive: to dash someone's attitude or spirit
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Despite their best efforts, repeated failures began to dash the team's enthusiasm for the project.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ, āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¤āĻž āĻĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻš āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to spoil, shatter, or destroy someone's aspirations or anticipations
Transitive: to dash someone's hopes and plans
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The economic downturn dashed the company's expectations of record profits.
āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻž āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ° āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻŽā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻĢāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻļāĻžāĻā§ āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻĄā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻļ, āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĢā§āĻ¨
the punctuation mark - used in writing to separate parts of a sentence, instead of a colon or brackets
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āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧ, āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ
a quick run
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āĻāĻ˛āĻ, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻ˛
distinctive and stylish elegance
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āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧ, āĻāĻ¤āĻŋ
the act of moving with great haste
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āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĄā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻļ, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¤
a long signal used in Morse code, typically lasting three times as long as a dot
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He tapped out the message in Morse code, carefully distinguishing between dots and dashes.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¸ āĻā§āĻĄā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĄā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧ, āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ
a short-distance sprinting race in track and field, typically ranging from 60 meters to 400 meters
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Spectators lined the track to watch the exciting dash races.
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻ¸ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻ§āĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ§ā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻĢā§āĻāĻāĻž, āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻāĻŋ
a small amount of liquid ingredient that is typically added to a drink in a quick, single pour from a bottle
