dash
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dash (plural dashes)
- (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.
- A short run.
- A small quantity of a liquid substance; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.
- Add a dash of vinegar
- A dashboard.
- 1955, Rex Stout, "The Next Witness", in Three Witnesses, October 1994 Bantam edition, ISBN 0553249592, page 31:
- The dash clock said 2:38 when […] I turned off a dirt road […] .
- 1955, Rex Stout, "The Next Witness", in Three Witnesses, October 1994 Bantam edition, ISBN 0553249592, page 31:
- One of the two symbols of Morse code.
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- See also Wikisaurus:dash
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typographic symbol
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short run
small quantity of liquid
Morse code symbol
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to dash (third-person singular simple present dashes, present participle dashing, simple past and past participle dashed)
- (intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.
- He dashed across the field.
- (intransitive, informal) To leave or depart.
- I have to dash now. See you soon.
- (transitive) To destroy by striking (against).
- He dashed the bottle against the bar and turned about to fight.
- (transitive) To throw violently.
- The man was dashed from the vehicle during the accident.
- (transitive) To sprinkle; to splatter.
- (transitive) To ruin; to destroy.
- Her hopes were dashed when she saw the damage.
- (transitive) To dishearten; to sadden.
- Her thoughts were dashed to melancholy.
- (transitive) To complete hastily, usually with down or off.
- He dashed down his eggs, she dashed off her homework
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to run short distance
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to ruin
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to throw violently
to sprinkle
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to complete hastily
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