DASH OFF

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Write down hastily

Example:

She dashed off a letter to her lawyer

Synonyms:

dash down; dash off

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "dash off" is one way to...):

get down; put down; set down; write down (put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Meaning:

Write quickly

Example:

He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess

Synonyms:

dash off; fling off; knock off; scratch off; toss off

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "dash off" is one way to...):

compose; indite; pen; write (produce a literary work)

Domain category:

authorship; composition; penning; writing (the act of creating written works)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

Did he dash off his major works over a short period of time?