Question

What are the two meanings of the word dash as used in the poem? How were the dreams of a participant dashed to the ground?​

Answer 1

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The dreams of one of the contestants were 'dashed in the dirt' when he fell on the black tarred road and could not take part in the race. This finished his chances of winning the race—something he had been looking forward to for a long time

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