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Meaning of dashed

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

dashed

Pronunciation:/dæʃt/

verb

Definitions

  1. To run quickly or for a short distance.

    Example: He dashed across the field.

  2. To leave or depart.

    Example: I have to dash now. See you soon.

  3. To destroy by striking (against).

    Example: He dashed the bottle against the bar and turned about to fight.

  4. To throw violently.

    Example: The man was dashed from the vehicle during the accident.

adjective

Definitions

  1. (of a line) Made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.

  2. Damned.

    Example: It's a dashed shame that Tarquin failed all his A-levels — we were hoping to get him into Oxford.