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DASHED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having gaps or spaces
Example:
sign on the dotted line
Synonyms:
dashed; dotted
Classified under:
Similar:
broken (not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb dash
Context examples:
Laurie dashed downstairs for water, while Meg and Hannah supported her, and Jo read aloud, in a frightened voice...
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
With a cry of terror, he thrust his spurs into his horse's sides and dashed for the narrow opening of the gorge.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
But I would not be lachrymose: I dashed off the salt drops, and busied myself with preparing breakfast.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
I dare say you would; but I, simple I, saw nothing but the fact, that Miss Fairfax was nearly dashed from the vessel and that Mr. Dixon caught her.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
She dashed invisible tears from her eyes.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Matt had dashed into the cabin and come out with a rifle.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
My hopes were dashed in a moment, but I made another effort.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
I dashed out of the door into the clear sunlight.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
He sprang through the sleeping camp and in swift silence dashed through the woods.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
He threw it open, and as he did so there was a low, harsh murmur, growing steadily into a loud roar as a train dashed past us in the darkness.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
