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Made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next
“Solid, dashed, and dotted lines correspond to first, second, and third extractions.”
Having lost confidence or hope
Defeated of expectation or hope
Deserving of condemnation or execration
To have headed straight towards a specified direction or object, usually at an accelerated speed
“He watched her dash quickly through the garden path and slip from his view into the house.”
Past tense for to throw or launch something in a given direction with force
“A sudden storm forces all fishing boats to return to Pentwater, and as a steam-powered tug tries to enter the channel, waves dash it against the pier.”
Past tense for to strike or be hurled forcefully against something
“I'm like an insect that's flown into a room of its own accord. I dash against the walls, dash against the windows, flop against the ceiling, do everything except fly out again.”
Past tense for to break or shatter into pieces or fragments
“Order is necessary in the planetary system, for if no order was in it, the planets would hit each other and dash into pieces.”
Past tense for to frustrate or foil, especially the hopes or expectations of someone
“He would not be the man to tarnish that wellspring of optimism or dash her dreams of a marriage based on mutual trust and love.”
Past tense for to destroy or ruin something, sometimes figuratively
“Eight days later, events occurred that would dash his optimism.”
Past tense for to cause sadness, distress or anxiety to
“A cold front that brought freezing early morning temperatures to the Basin did nothing to dash his excitement.”
Past tense for to cause (liquid or mush) to move or roll along, or against, a surface
“Kramer would consult Jackie about the possibility of suing the movie theatre after having hot coffee dash across his lap.”
Past tense for to cover with drops or spots of something
Past tense for to move or walk, especially in an orderly fashion as a group in a single line
Past tense for to spring upon suddenly to attack or capture
Past tense for to urge or push inward through force
To a very large or great degree
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