dash

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Hyponyms 1.2.2 Hypernyms 1.2.3 Derived terms 1.2.4 See also 1.2.5 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Interjection 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 See also 1.6 Anagrams 2 Norwegian 2.1 Noun

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  Rhymes: -æʃ

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dash (plural dashes)

1. (typography) 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.

2. A short run.
3. A small quantity of a liquid substance; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.

   Add a dash of vinegar

4. A dashboard.
5. One of the two symbols of Morse code.

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• punctuation mark

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• dashing
• dash off
• em dash, en dash

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Punctuation

apostrophe ( ' ) ( ’ ) brackets ( ( ) ) ( [ ] ) ( { } ) ( 〈 〉 ) colon ( : )

comma ( , ) dashes ( ‒ ) ( – ) ( — ) ( ― ) ellipsis ( … )

exclamation mark ( ! ) full stop/period ( . ) hyphen ( - ) ( ‐ )

interrobang ( ‽ ) question mark ( ? ) quotation marks ( ‘ ’ ) ( “ ” )

semicolon ( ; ) slash/solidus ( / ) ( ⁄ ) space (   ) interpunct ( · )

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to dash (third-person singular simple present dashes, present participle dashing, simple past and past participle dashed)

1. (intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.

   He dashed across the field.

2. (intransitive, informal) To leave or depart.

   I have to dash now. See you soon.

3. (transitive) To destroy by striking (against).

   He dashed the bottle against the bar and turned about to fight.

4. (transitive) To throw violently.

   The man was dashed from the vehicle during the accident.

5. (transitive) To sprinkle; to splatter.
6. (transitive) To ruin; to destroy.

   Her hopes were dashed when she saw the damage.

7. (transitive) To dishearten; to sadden.

   Her thoughts were dashed to melancholy.

8. (transitive) To complete hastily, usually with down or off.

   He dashed down his eggs, she dashed off her homework

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dash

1. (euphemism) Damn!

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• hyphen
• minus sign

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• Alphagram: adhs
• dahs
• Sadh
• shad

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dash

1. dash