What (who) is Dash - definition
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Dash (film character); DASH; Dash (dog); Da’ash; Daash
dash
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PUNCTUATION MARK
–; —; Dash (punctuation); Figure dash; En dash; Em dash; Mdash; M dash; N dash; Emdash; Endash; Ndash; Swung dash; ―; Em dashes; ⁓; ﹘; Dashes; M-dash; EMdash; EM Dash; Em Dash; EM dash; M Dash; MDash; NDash; N Dash; EN Dash; En Dash; EN dash; ENdash; En-dash; Em-dash; En rule; Em rule; ‒; N-dash; En dashes; ---; Endashes; Emdashes; Dash (symbol); Dash (special character); Dashed; Em-dashes; En-dashes; Dash symbol; 〰; ֊; ᠆; ⸻; ⸺; ÔÇô; .E2.80.93; ⎯; ︱; ︲; Em and en dash; Horizontal bar (punctuation); Dash character; Figure Dash; Spaced en dash; Dash (typography); Mutton dash; €“; Long dash; Long Dash; Quote bar; Horbar; U+2013; — – Nut (punctuation); Mutton (punctuation); €”; Nut dash; Horizontal bar (dash); Horizontal bar (typography); Two consecutive hyphens; Three consecutive hyphens; Triple hyphen; U+2014
I
n.
rush
1) to make a dash for (to make a dash for safety)
2) a frantic, mad dash
II
v. (P; intr.) when the rain started, we dashed for cover
dash
PUNCTUATION MARK
–; —; Dash (punctuation); Figure dash; En dash; Em dash; Mdash; M dash; N dash; Emdash; Endash; Ndash; Swung dash; ―; Em dashes; ⁓; ﹘; Dashes; M-dash; EMdash; EM Dash; Em Dash; EM dash; M Dash; MDash; NDash; N Dash; EN Dash; En Dash; EN dash; ENdash; En-dash; Em-dash; En rule; Em rule; ‒; N-dash; En dashes; ---; Endashes; Emdashes; Dash (symbol); Dash (special character); Dashed; Em-dashes; En-dashes; Dash symbol; 〰; ֊; ᠆; ⸻; ⸺; ÔÇô; .E2.80.93; ⎯; ︱; ︲; Em and en dash; Horizontal bar (punctuation); Dash character; Figure Dash; Spaced en dash; Dash (typography); Mutton dash; €“; Long dash; Long Dash; Quote bar; Horbar; U+2013; — – Nut (punctuation); Mutton (punctuation); €”; Nut dash; Horizontal bar (dash); Horizontal bar (typography); Two consecutive hyphens; Three consecutive hyphens; Triple hyphen; U+2014
¦ verb
1. run or travel in a great hurry.
2. strike or fling with great force.
3. destroy or frustrate (hopes or expectations).
4. (dash something off) write something hurriedly and without much thought.
¦ exclamation Brit. informal used to express mild annoyance.
¦ noun
1. an act of dashing.
chiefly N. Amer. a sprint.
2. a small quantity of a substance that is added to something else.
a small amount of a particular quality adding distinctiveness to something: a dash of sophistication.
3. a horizontal stroke in writing, marking a pause or to represent omitted letters or words.
the longer signal of the two used in Morse code.
Music a short vertical mark placed above or beneath a note to indicate that it is to be performed staccato.
4. vigour and confidence; panache.
5. informal short for dashboard.
Derivatives
dasher noun
Origin
ME: prob. symbolic of forceful movement.
dash
PUNCTUATION MARK
–; —; Dash (punctuation); Figure dash; En dash; Em dash; Mdash; M dash; N dash; Emdash; Endash; Ndash; Swung dash; ―; Em dashes; ⁓; ﹘; Dashes; M-dash; EMdash; EM Dash; Em Dash; EM dash; M Dash; MDash; NDash; N Dash; EN Dash; En Dash; EN dash; ENdash; En-dash; Em-dash; En rule; Em rule; ‒; N-dash; En dashes; ---; Endashes; Emdashes; Dash (symbol); Dash (special character); Dashed; Em-dashes; En-dashes; Dash symbol; 〰; ֊; ᠆; ⸻; ⸺; ÔÇô; .E2.80.93; ⎯; ︱; ︲; Em and en dash; Horizontal bar (punctuation); Dash character; Figure Dash; Spaced en dash; Dash (typography); Mutton dash; €“; Long dash; Long Dash; Quote bar; Horbar; U+2013; — – Nut (punctuation); Mutton (punctuation); €”; Nut dash; Horizontal bar (dash); Horizontal bar (typography); Two consecutive hyphens; Three consecutive hyphens; Triple hyphen; U+2014
(dashes, dashing, dashed)
1.
If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.
Suddenly she dashed down to the cellar...
VERB: V adv/prep
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Dash is also a noun.
...a 160-mile dash to hospital.
N-SING
2.
If you say that you have to dash, you mean that you are in a hurry and have to leave immediately. (INFORMAL)
Oh, Tim! I'm sorry but I have to dash...
= rush
VERB: no cont, V
3.
A dash of something is a small quantity of it which you add when you are preparing food or mixing a drink.
Add a dash of balsamic vinegar.
N-COUNT: usu N of n
4.
A dash of a quality is a small amount of it that is found in something and often makes it more interesting or distinctive.
...a story with a dash of mystery thrown in.
N-COUNT: usu N of n
5.
If you dash something against a wall or other surface, you throw or push it violently, often so hard that it breaks. (LITERARY)
She seized the doll and dashed it against the stone wall with tremendous force.
VERB: V n against n, also V n prep
6.
If an event or person dashes someone's hopes or expectations, it destroys them by making it impossible that the thing that is hoped for or expected will ever happen. (JOURNALISM LITERARY)
The announcement dashed hopes of an early end to the crisis...
They had their championship hopes dashed by a 3-1 defeat.
VERB: V n, have n V-ed
7.
A dash is a straight, horizontal line used in writing, for example to separate two main clauses whose meanings are closely connected.
N-COUNT
8.
N-COUNT
9.
If you make a dash for a place, you run there very quickly, for example to escape from someone or something.
I made a dash for the front door but he got there before me...
PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n
Wikipedia
Dash (disambiguation)
A dash is a punctuation mark.
Dash or DASH may also refer to:
Pronunciation examples for Dash
1. Dash.
How Blind Users Experience Youtube _ Victor Tsaran _ Talks at Google
2. COMPUTER: Dash.
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3. dash course.
Teaching Compassion at Scale _ Thom Bond _ Talks at Google
4. S-O museum S dash O dash museum.
Storeis from Indias' Partition _ Anurag Wadehra _ Talks at Google
5. COMPUTER: ARIA, dash.
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Examples of use of Dash
1. So should he make a dash for victory in November?
2. What could match Casanova Prezza in Slavery Dash to Casino?
3. Private Norris described coming under fire during her heroic dash.
4. Eric Dash contributed reporting from New York for this article.
5. "We do peaceful direct action with a dash of humor.