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Definition of Dash

1. Noun. Distinctive and stylish elegance. "He wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"

2. Verb. Run or move very quickly or hastily. "She dashed into the yard"

3. Noun. A quick run.

4. Verb. Break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over. "They dash the glass tubes"; "Smash a plate"

5. Noun. A footrace run at top speed. "He is preparing for the 100-yard dash"

6. Verb. Hurl or thrust violently. "Waves were dashing against the rock"

7. Noun. A punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text.

8. Verb. Destroy or break. "Dashed ambitions and hopes"

9. Noun. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.

10. Verb. Cause to lose courage. "The bad news will dash him"; "Dashed by the refusal"

11. Noun. The act of moving with great haste. "He made a dash for the door"

12. Verb. Add an enlivening or altering element to. "Blue paint dashed with white"

Definition of Dash

1. v. t. To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or hastily; -- often used with against.

2. v. i. To rush with violence; to move impetuously; to strike violently; as, the waves dash upon rocks.

3. n. Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash.

Definition of Dash

1. Noun. (typography) Any of the following symbols: ? (''figure dash''), – (''en dash''), — (''em dash''), or ? (''horizontal bar''). ¹

2. Noun. A short run. ¹

3. Noun. A small quantity of a liquid substance; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon. ¹

4. Noun. A dashboard. ¹

5. Noun. One of the two symbols of Morse code. ¹

6. Verb. (intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance. ¹

7. Verb. (intransitive informal) To leave or depart. ¹

8. Verb. (transitive) To destroy by striking (against). ¹

9. Verb. (transitive) To throw violently. ¹

10. Verb. (transitive) To sprinkle; to splatter. ¹

11. Verb. (transitive of hopes or dreams) To ruin; to destroy. ¹

12. Verb. (transitive) To dishearten; to sadden. ¹

13. Verb. (transitive) To complete hastily, usually with ''down'' or ''off''. ¹

14. Verb. To draw quickly; jot ¹

15. Interjection. (euphemistic) Damn! ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dash

1. to strike violently [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dash

darunavir darwinian darwinian ear darwinian reflex darwinian theory darwinian tubercle darwinism darwinulid darzi darzis

das dasatinib dase dased dases dash (current term) dash-pot dash cherry dash down dash off

dashboard dashboarded dashboarding dashboards dashed dasheen dasheens dasheki dashekis dasher

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