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dash

/ˈdæʃ/noun, verb1 syllable

Dash means: run or move very quickly or hastily.

Synonyms for dash41

noun, as in distinctive and stylish elegance

elan, flair, panache, style

noun, as in a quick run

sprint

noun, as in 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

hyphen

noun, as in the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

dah

noun, as in the act of moving with great haste

bolt

verb, as in run or move very quickly or hastily

dart, scoot, scud, flash, shoot, tear, shoot down, charge, buck

verb, as in cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away

daunt, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare

verb, as in break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over

smash

verb, as in hurl or thrust violently

crash

also used for dash

rush, go, take off, beat it, bug off, remove, egress, bugger off, book, bounce, buzz off, beat, whack, bang, baste

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What does dash mean?12

verb

1

run or move very quickly or hastily“She dashed into the yard”

2

cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away“dashed by the refusal”

3

break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over“Smash a plate”

4

hurl or thrust violently“He dashed the plate against the wall”

5

destroy or break“dashed ambitions and hopes”

6

add an enlivening or altering element to“blue paint dashed with white”

noun

1

distinctive and stylish elegance“he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer”

2

a quick run

3

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

4

the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

5

the act of moving with great haste“he made a dash for the door”

6

a footrace run at top speed“he is preparing for the 100-yard dash”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with dash?19

Show 40 near rhymes
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Dash in a sentence

  • Don't dash off a sloppily written report filled with mistakes.AlanF_US
  • Put a dash of brandy in my tea.CM
  • What's the difference between a hyphen and a dash?ddnktr
  • They made a mad dash for the exit.Ussis
  • I think there should be a space after the dash.mraz
  • She really cut a dash in her pink evening gown.unknown
  • A dash of vinegar is all the salad needs.sharptoothed
  • Salt and pepper completely and add a dash of nutmeg.mervert1

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of dash

as a noun

plural
dashes

as a verb

past tense
dashed
present participle
dashing
third-person singular
dashes
past participle
dashed