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dash
noun(dash)
the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
Synonyms: dah,
dash
noun(dash)
the act of moving with great haste
Synonyms: bolt,
Examples:
He made a dash for the door.
dash
verb(dash)
run or move very quickly or hastily
Synonyms: dart, flash, scoot, scud, shoot,
Examples:
She dashed into the yard.
dash
noun(dash)
distinctive and stylish elegance
Synonyms: elan, flair, panache, style,
Examples:
He wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer.
dash
noun(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 text
Synonyms: hyphen,
dash
verb(dash)
break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
Synonyms: smash,
dash
verb(dash)
hurl or thrust violently
Synonyms: crash,
Examples:
He dashed the plate against the wall.
Waves were dashing against the rock.
dash
verb(dash)
cause to lose courage
Synonyms: daunt, frighten away, frighten off, pall, scare, scare away, scare off,
Examples:
Dashed by the refusal.
dash
noun(dash)
a quick run
Synonyms: sprint,
dash
verb(dash)
add an enlivening or altering element to
Examples:
Blue paint dashed with white.
dash
noun(dash)
a footrace run at top speed
Examples:
He is preparing for the 100-yard dash.
dash
verb(dash)
destroy or break
Examples:
Dashed ambitions and hopes.

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