to dash
9
1.8
- verb
- /dæʃ/
- In a fit of rage, he dashed the fragile vase against the floor, shattering it into pieces.
Examples
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I wanted to dash the vial of soothing potion against a rock, for I could feel peaceful death.
Fiction book (1999) -
This made Dorothy so very angry... that she picked up the bucket of water that stood near... and dashed it all over the wicked witch.
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-He may dash us to pieces.
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To dash me to pieces on the rocks of this...
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I also wish to dash his body, form, cadaver, into the sea.
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The animal was dashed against some rocks and killed.
Fiction book (1995) -
Suddenly a cable breaks, and the horse is dashed to the ground but it's not hurt.
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Suddenly he leapt up, grabbed his coffee cup, and dashed it against my living room wall.
Fiction book (2001) -
Most of them were dashed against the bilge keel and fell crippled into the sea.
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Up and down I was ducked, alternately breathing and drowning, torn by thorns, or dashed against river stones.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
637
2.2
To hit something with great force and cause damage
346
1.6
To press something hard so it breaks or loses its shape
278
2.1
To break something into many pieces using great force
233
2.9
To badly damage or destroy something
145
2.8
To break suddenly into many small pieces, like glass
97
2.9
To hit someone or something very hard
81
2.3
Break suddenly and completely, often with a sharp noise
52
5.8
To break something into pieces by hitting it hard
44
7.6
Damage something badly, often by hitting or dropping it
34
7.5
Hit something hard so it breaks or opens
27
4.7
To damage something very badly so it breaks into pieces
27
4.1
To completely destroy something, often hopes or plans
9
8.7
To pull something apart with great force
6
7.0
To throw something with great force and speed
6
7.3
To hit something or someone very hard
4
7.1
To force something down by hitting it hard
3
9.1
To break something into pieces
2
8.5
To break a hole in an object by hitting or crushing it
1
9.9
To hit someone or something hard
Make something stop working by hitting or dropping it
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
How Violent
- US
8
7.4
145
2.8
9
1.8
278
2.1
∞
1.0
327
1.0
150
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb dash once meant to strike and break something into pieces, like smashing a vase. So when waves or a blow dash something, they break it into parts.