Dash
WordNet
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
(7) Add an enlivening or altering element to
"Blue paint dashed with white"
(8) Break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
"Smash a plate"
(9) Hurl or thrust violently
"He dashed the plate against the wall"
"Waves were dashing against the rock"
(10) Cause to lose courage
"Dashed by the refusal"
(11) Run or move very quickly or hastily
"She dashed into the yard"
(12) Destroy or break
"Dashed ambitions and hopes"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en-dash), — (em-dash), or ― (horizontal bar).
- sometimes dash is also used colloquially to refer to a hyphen or minus sign.
- A short run.
- A small quantity of a liquid substance; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.
- Add a dash of vinegar
- A dashboard.
- One of the two symbols of Morse code.
Verb
- To run quickly or for a short distance.
- He dashed across the field.
- To leave or depart.
- I have to dash now. See you soon.
- To destroy by striking (against).
- He dashed the bottle against the bar and turned about to fight.
- To throw violently.
- The man was dashed from the vehicle during the accident.
- To sprinkle; to splatter.
- To ruin; to destroy.
- Her hopes were dashed when she saw the damage.
- To dishearten; to sadden.
- Her thoughts were dashed to melancholy.
- To complete hastily, usually with down or off.
- He dashed down his eggs, she dashed off her homework