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a small quantity of anything thrown into or mixed with something else: a dash of salt. a hasty or sudden movement; a rush or sudden onset: They all made a dash for the door.
• Kids were dashing across the playground chasing a ball. • Suddenly he dashed across the street, dodging the traffic, and jumped on to a small motorbike. • General Lee, on horseback, dashed among the fugitives and implored them to rally. • I dashed downstairs to answer the phone.
to throw or thrust violently or suddenly: to dash one stone against another. to splash, often violently; bespatter (with water, mud, etc.): He recovered consciousness when they dashed water in his face. to apply roughly, as by splashing: to dash paint here and there on the wall.
