dash
noun
- 1
a quick run
- 2
the act of moving with great haste
he made a dash for the door
- 3
distinctive and stylish elegance
he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer
- 4
the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
- 5
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
- 6
a footrace run at top speed
he is preparing for the 100-yard dash
verb
- 1
add an enlivening or altering element to
blue paint dashed with white
- 2
break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
Smash a plate
- 3
hurl or thrust violently
He dashed the plate against the wall
Waves were dashing against the rock
- 4
cause to lose courage
dashed by the refusal
- 5
run or move very quickly or hastily
She dashed into the yard
- 6
destroy or break
dashed ambitions and hopes
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