You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for August 3.

Watermelon Day

Today’s word is dash, spelled d-a-s-h.

dash /dæʃ/ ●●○ verb

[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to go or run somewhere very quickly

Olive dashed into the room, grabbed her bag, and ran out again.

She dashed down the hallway to the bathroom.

People were dashing inside to get out of the rain.

dash somebody’s hopes

to disappoint someone by telling them that what they want is not possible

I didn't want to dash your hopes unnecessarily.

Her hopes of winning a medal were dashed after she broke her leg.

Another defeat could dash his hopes to win a high-profile election beyond 2022, when the Senate seat held by Cruz will be up again.

— Dallas News, 17 May 2021

dash ●●○ noun

sports : a short fast race

He won the 100-meter dash.

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