Other Definitions dash (enc)
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Dash| Noun | 1. | dash - distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"elegance - a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste | | | 2. | dash - a quick runrunning, run - the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit" break - a sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door" | | | 3. | dash - a footrace run at top speed; "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash"track event - a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor) | | | 4. | dash - 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 textpunctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases | | | 5. | dash - the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code | | | 6. | dash - the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"rush, rushing, haste, hurry - the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" | | | Verb | 1. | dash - run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"plunge - dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly" belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, hasten - step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" | | | 2. | dash - break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"smash - break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed" break - destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match" | | | 3. | dash - hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock" | | | 4. | dash - destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes"frustrate, queer, scotch, thwart, foil, baffle, bilk, cross, spoil - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" | | | 5. | dash - cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" | | | 6. | dash - add an enlivening or altering element to; "blue paint dashed with white"mix in, mix - add as an additional element or part; "mix water into the drink" | |
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