Word

dash, v.
(dashed, dashes, dashing)
freq. cnt. 10

run or move very quickly or hastily
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

dart dash flash scoot scud shoot

sample sentences

"She dashed into the yard"

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

scooter scooter scooter scooter

lexical pointers

also see

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hyponym

verb group

charge, tear, shoot, shoot down, buck

hypernym

rush, race, speed, hasten, hotfoot, hie, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it

break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2

dash smash

sample sentences

"Smash a plate"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s the glass tubes

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

smashing smash smasher

semantic pointers

verb group

hypernym

hyponym

blast, knock down

hurl or thrust violently
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

crash dash

sample sentences

"He dashed the plate against the wall"
"Waves were dashing against the rock"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

hurl, cast, hurtle

add an enlivening or altering element to
<verb.change>

dash

sample sentences

"blue paint dashed with white"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

cause to lose courage
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

dash daunt frighten away frighten off pall scare scare away scare off

sample sentences

"dashed by the refusal"

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

destroy or break
<verb.social>

dash

sample sentences

"dashed ambitions and hopes"

verb frames

Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

thwart, frustrate, foil, cross, queer, spoil, scotch, baffle, bilk