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The dog ran off, and she dashed after him.; We dashed for the train, but it was already pulling away from the platform.; I made a dash for the bathroom.; There was a mad dash for the exit.

The tidal wave dashed the ship against the rocks.; Waves dashed against the cliffs. fig. Hopes of an economic recovery have been dashed (= destroyed) by the latest unemployment statistics.

a 50-yard dash

Also - a long sound or flash of light that is used with dots to send messages in Morse (code)

Add a dash of salt to the mixture.; "Cream with your coffee, Madam?" "Yes please - just a dash."

We all jumped up from our seats, with exclamations of surprise.; exclamations of delight; "Ouch," "hey," and "wow" are exclamations.

Oh dash (it)! I've left my umbrella in the office.

The tide is out/in.; Is the tide coming in or going out?

Yuletide

The tide of public opinion is turning against the president.

a tidal river

tidally generated electricity

Yuletide greetings; Synonyms - Christmas/Noel; Yule - Christmas

a tidal wave of complaints

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

She dashed the letter off in five minutes.

There are hyphens in "well-to-do".; Hyphens are a form of dash (-) which we use between words or parts of words.

She hyphenates her first name, Anne-Marie.

Use the en rule closed up in elements that form a range, for example, 2011-2015, Monday-Saturday, or 9.30-5.30; En rules are used to mean "to" in such phrases as: 1914–18.; Em rules are separating signals whereas en rules are joining signals.

He air-dashed to Delhi for specialist treatment for his injury.

The young soldier cut a fine figure in his new uniform.

We dined by candlelight.

If you dine and dash you risk being arrested.

They wine and dine clients in festive tents, promoting their image of achievement and success.; The survey concludes that most women like to be wined and dined on the first few dates.

For months I've been dining out on the story of what happened when my house got flooded.

We dined on salmon and strawberries.

We rolled up our trousers and paddled along the seashore.

She paddled her canoe across the lake.

You can try scuba diving, paddle boarding, body surfing or kite surfing.

With a paddle board, you can have fun in the tiniest waves.

They had to wade through a swamp.

We rolled up our trousers and waded at the edge of the lake.; We waded across the stream.

We had to wade through pages of legal jargon before we could sign the contract.

Even when she knows nothing about it, she wades in with her opinion.; When the crowd started throwing bottles, the police waded in with tear gas.

to start to do something in a forceful and determined way - If there’s a problem, she’ll wade in without hesitation and try to solve it.

He had a sinking feeling that he would not make the team.

It cost a mere 20 dollars.; The mere fact that Greene plays for the Yankees gives him a lot of visibility.; The city receives a mere 20% of the parking revenues.

The mere thought of it (= just thinking about it) makes me feel sick.; People became excited at the mere mention of his name.

The lights of the town twinkled in the distance.; The stars twinkled in the clear sky.

His eyes twinkled with mischief.

You couldn't hear her speak over the tumult from the screaming fans.; The financial markets are in tumult.; The honoree received tumultuous applause.

synonyms - rumpus, tumult; He caused quite a ruckus.

There was a real rumpus going on in the house next door last night.

You should raise a rumpus about the lack of safety routines here.

Stevie Wonder was among the honorees at the annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards ceremony.

Some of the neighborhood kids like to get into mischief.; She’s a cute little girl, but full of mischief.

criminal mischief

You'll do yourself a mischief if you're not careful with that knife.

My children often try to make mischief between me and my new husband.

He accused James of mischief-making by raising allegations against Mr Aitken.

He's up to some kind of devilment again, I'll be bound.

The two men allege (that) the police forced them to make false confessions.

Allegations that Mr Dwight was receiving money from known criminals have caused a scandal.

She was charged with falsifying bank records.

It's a falsifiable theory.

He wrote to me last week regarding a business proposition he thought might interest me.

They were debating the proposition that "All people are created equal".; The proposition that the real rate of interest will be lower in future because of lower and more stable inflation is a myth.

I was propositioned by a complete stranger.

proposition to do sth: A proposition to increase the sales tax by a quarter cent to fund parks projects passed by 33 votes.

This café franchise has created a strong customer proposition based on fresh ingredients, competitive prices, and first-class service.

The former priest denied allegations of sexual misconduct.

financial misconduct; The aid programme was misconducted, resulting in large quantities of food failing to reach the famine victims.

synonym - mismanage

an act of gross misconduct

The investigation led to formal accusations of willful misconduct against two colleagues.

She hasn't learned her lines yet, and we've got our first rehearsal tomorrow.

The day before the trial, the lawyers tried a dry run of the closing arguments; We had a dry run of the inauguration ceremony yesterday.

The restaurant was hopelessly mismanaged by a former rock musician with no business experience.; The previous bosses had mismanaged the company to the point of collapse.; The audit found that the company had underestimated costs and mismanaged funds.

synonyms - misconduct, mishandle; He is being sued for alleged mismanagement of the assets of a private company.

The police were accused of mishandling the investigation.; The administration completely mishandled this incident.

synonyms - botch, mismanage

We botched (up) our first attempt at wallpapering the bathroom.; He thinks the police botched the investigation.

Synonyms - bungle, fluff, mishandle, muff, spoil

The company made a series of botches before it went bankrupt.; The concert was very badly organized. In fact, the whole thing was a real botch-up.

Synonym - foil-up

This investigation has been mismanaged right from the start - I've never seen such a foul-up.

a mistake, often amusing, made by a person in public

in the past, long, loose trousers made to fit tightly around the ankles, worn by women under a skirt or for sports

At school she was a late developer, and it wasn't until she went to university that her talents became apparent.

Half the blooper reel on the DVD was her falling from wearing high heels.

I made a blunder by getting his name wrong.; Police blundered by not releasing more details about the case to focus public interest.; His failure to respond immediately to the accusations was a major political blunder.

blundering - adj. - You blundering idiot! What do you think you're doing?; blunderer - noun

I could hear him blundering around in the darkness.