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61Dash — 〈 [dæ̣ʃ] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 kleine Menge Flüssigkeit, Spritzer (bei der Zubereitung von Getränken) [Etym.: <engl. dash »Beimischung, Zuschuss«] …
62dash — c.1300, probably from a Scandinavian source (Cf. Swed. daska, Dan. daske to beat, strike ), somehow imitative. The oldest sense is that in dash to pieces and dashed hopes. Intrans. meaning move quickly appeared c.1300, that of to write hurriedly… …
63dash — vb Tush, tear, shoot, charge Analogous words: dart, *fly, scud dash n 1 *vigor, vim, spirit, esprit, verve, punch, élan, drive Analogous words: force, energy, might, *power: vehemence, intensity (see corresponding adjectives at …
64dash out — To knock out by striking against something • • • Main Entry: ↑dash …
65dash it (all) — informal old fashioned phrase used when you are annoyed about something Thesaurus: old fashioned expressions used when annoyed or angrysynonym Main entry: dash …
66dash someone's hopes — dash someone’s hopes phrase to make it impossible for someone to do what they hoped to do Saturday’s defeat has dashed their hopes of success in the FA Cup this year. Hopes for an early economic recovery have now been dashed. Thesaurus: to make… …
67dash-plate — «DASH PLAYT», noun. a plate sometimes fixed in a marine boiler, over the fire box, to prevent the crown sheet from being left bare when the ship rolls heavily …
68Dash|a|ha|ra — «DASH uh huh RAH», noun. (in India) an annual festival in commemoration of a form of the goddess Devi. ╂[< Hindi dasahrā < Sanskrit dasaharā (literally) one that removes ten sins] …
69dash|board — «DASH BRD, BOHRD», noun. 1. the panel with instruments, gauges, and certain controls in front of the driver in an automobile, truck, aircraft, or boat. 2. protection on the front of a wagon, carriage, or boat, that prevents mud or water from… …
70dash|er — «DASH uhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that dashes. 2. a device for stirring the cream in a churn or ice cream freezer. 3. = dashboard (def. 2). (Cf. ↑dashboard) 4. Informal. a dashing person …
