dashed

/dæʃt/

verb

1
To run quickly or for a short distance.
“He dashed across the field.”
2
To leave or depart.
“I have to dash now. See you soon.”
3
To destroy by striking (against).
“He dashed the bottle against the bar and turned about to fight.”
4
To throw violently.
“The man was dashed from the vehicle during the accident.”
5
(sometimes figurative) To sprinkle; to splatter.
6
To mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality.
“to dash wine with water”
7
(of hopes or dreams) To ruin; to destroy.
“Her hopes were dashed when she saw the damage.”
8
To dishearten; to sadden.
9
To complete hastily, usually with down or off.
“He dashed down his eggs, she dashed off her homework”
10
To draw quickly; jot.

1
(of a line) Made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
2
Damned.
“It's a dashed shame that Tarquin failed all his A-levels — we were hoping to get him into Oxford.”

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