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dashed

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/dæʃt/ English

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verb

  1. To run quickly or for a short distance.“He dashed across the field.”
  2. To leave or depart.“I have to dash now. See you soon.”
  3. To destroy by striking (against).“He dashed the bottle against the bar and turned about to fight.”
  4. To throw violently.“The man was dashed from the vehicle during the accident.”

adjective

  1. (of a line) Made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
  2. Damned.“It's a dashed shame that Tarquin failed all his A-levels — we were hoping to get him into Oxford.”

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