Definition for

dash


noun – A present or gratuity; a cumshaw.

To strike suddenly and violently; give a sudden blow to.

To cause to strike suddenly and with violence; throw or thrust violently or suddenly: as, to dash one stone against another; to dash water on the face.

To break by collision or by strokes; shatter.

To scatter or sprinkle something over; bespatter; sprinkle; splash; suffuse.

To place, make, mark, sketch, etc., in a hasty manner.

To throw something into so as to produce a mixture; mingle; mix; adulterate: as, to dash wine with water; the story is dashed with fables; to dash fire-damp with pure air (said in coal-mining: see dad).

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