dash (v.) Copy link Outline A. Trans.I. To strike or hurl with violenceII. To baffle, disconcert (rare)III. To mingleB. Intrans. • dash (v.): A. Trans.: I. To strike or hurl with violence: when some prep. or phrase is usually attached; as, to d. down, in pieces, etc., v. foll. artt. II. To baffle, disconcert (rare): as, "to d. maturest counsels," *consilia circumspectissima conturbare, ad irritum redigere: how my hopes have been d.'d, quanta de spe decidi, Ter.: v. to disappoint, frustrate. III. To mingle: misceo, immisceo: v. to mix, alloy (II.). B. Intrans.: to rush; move along with noise and violence: fĕror, ruo: v. to rush; and foll. artt.