dash down
B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To quickly write something, or to throw something down hard.
Literal meaning: To dash (move quickly) and place something down.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To write something quickly and hurriedly, without much care.
"She dashed down a few notes before the meeting started."
Grammar: separable
2 B2 neutral
To throw, knock, or push something forcefully to the ground.
"In a fury, he dashed the cup down onto the stone floor and it shattered."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Two distinct meanings: the writing sense (dash down some notes) and the physical sense (dash something to the ground). The writing sense overlaps with 'dash off' and 'jot down'. The physical sense implies force and often frustration.
Commonly used with
notes words address phone glass thoughts
Forms
Base
dash down
I/you/we/they
3rd person
dashes down
he/she/it
Past simple
dashed down
yesterday
Past participle
dashed down
have + pp
-ing form
dashing down
continuous
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