dash

/dæʃ/ verb

Translation

› [I] to go somewhere quickly

telaşla ve hızlıca bir yere gitmek, fırlayıp çıkmak

She dashed downstairs when she heard the phone. I must dash. I've got to be home by 7 p.m.1613

dash sb's hopes › to destroy someone's hopes

birinin ümitlerini yok etmek, ümidini kırmak

Saturday's 2-0 defeat dashed their hopes of reaching the final.988

dash (sth) against/on, etc literary › to hit or throw something with great force, usually causing damage

büyük bir hızla çarpmak, zarar vermek

Waves dashed against the cliffs.1971

dash sth off phrasal verb UK

› to write something very quickly

alelacele, çabucak not almak, çalakalem yazmak, karalamak

She dashed off a letter to her solicitor.1605

(Definition of dash verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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