dash

Everyday

1. To dash means to run or go very quickly. A dash is a short, fast run. tree →
2. A dash is a short race, like the 100-metre dash. tree →
3. A dash is a short line in writing (–) used to show a pause or a break. tree →
4. A dash of something is a very small amount, like a dash of salt. tree →
5. To dash hopes is to end them. tree →

In the lessons

In maths: a short race with a distance or a time (the 50-meter dash); a quick move in a story; a dash between numbers is not a minus sign. In English: a dash in a sentence marks an extra thought. In cooking: a dash of milk. In Morse code: dots and dashes. Phrases: make a dash for, dash off, a dash of, 100-metre dash, dot and dash.

Examples

• Tom ran the 100-meter dash in 15 seconds. tree →
• She dashed to the shop and back. tree →
• Write a dash between the numbers. tree →
• Each dash in the pattern is 2 cm long. tree →
• We made a dash for the bus when it started to rain. tree →
• Add a dash of salt to the soup. tree →
• In Morse code, the letter A is a dot and a dash. tree →
• The rain dashed our hopes of a picnic. tree →
• On she dashed in pursuit, chased and chased. tree →

Note

Verb: dashed, dashing. «Dashing» can also mean smart and brave-looking. A race name gives the distance; otherwise a story word with no operation clue. Trap: a dash between numbers is not a minus sign. A dash (–) is longer than a hyphen (-).

In Jewish tradition

It means to throw or splash blood against the altar as part of an offering, or to smash idols to pieces.

Interpretation. The priests' sprinkling of blood on the altar was a key act of the sacrifices. The rabbis give detailed rules for how and where the blood is applied.

Examples

• And when it was killed, Moses dashed the blood against the altar round about. (Torah LEV.8.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take its blood, and dash it round about against the altar. (Torah EXO.29.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• But ye shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and ye shall cut down their Asherim. (Torah EXO.34.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• They shall bear thee upon their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. (Writings PSA.91.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, and thou shalt not dash thy foot. (Writings PRO.3.23, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.' (Writings PSA.2.9, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Verb: dashed, dashing. «Dashing» can also mean smart and brave-looking. A race name gives the distance; otherwise a story word with no operation clue. Trap: a dash between numbers is not a minus sign. A dash (–) is longer than a hyphen (-).