A slight admixture, infusion, or adulteration; a partial
overspreading; as, wine with a dash of water; red with a dash of
purple.

A rapid movement, esp. one of short duration; a quick stroke
or blow; a sudden onset or rush; as, a bold dash at the enemy; a dash
of rain.

To erase by a stroke; to strike out; knock out; – with
out; as, to dash out a word.

A sudden check; abashment; frustration; ruin; as, his hopes
received a dash.

To rust with violence; to move impetuously; to strike
violently; as, the waves dash upon rocks.

To form or sketch rapidly or carelessly; to execute
rapidly, or with careless haste; – with off; as, to dash off a review
or sermon.

To put to shame; to confound; to confuse; to abash; to
depress.

To break, as by throwing or by collision; to shatter; to
crust; to frustrate; to ruin.

To throw in or on in a rapid, careless manner; to mix,
reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality;
to overspread partially; to bespatter; to touch here and there; as, to
dash wine with water; to dash paint upon a picture.

Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash.