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dash

/ˈdæʃ/

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What does dash mean?

noun

  1. Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).
  2. A hyphen or minus sign.
  3. The longer of the two symbols of Morse code.
More meanings (27)

noun

  1. A short run, flight.
  2. A rushing or violent onset.
  3. Violent strike; a whack.
  4. A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.
  5. (figuratively) A slight admixture.
  6. Ostentatious vigor.
  7. A bribe or gratuity; a gift.
  8. Ellipsis of dashboard.
  9. (informal) The dashboard of a social media user.
  10. A prime symbol.
  11. (dated) A stand-in for a censored word, like "Devil" or "damn". (Compare deuce.)

verb

  1. To run quickly or for a short distance.
  2. (informal) To leave or depart.
  3. To destroy by striking (against).
  4. To throw violently.
  5. (figuratively) To sprinkle; to splatter.
  6. To ruin; to destroy.
  7. To dishearten; to sadden.
  8. To complete hastily.
  9. To draw or write quickly; jot.
  10. (dated) To mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality.
  11. (dated) Damn (in forming oaths).

interjection

  1. Damn!

proper noun

  1. A topographic surname.
  2. Acronym of Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP.
  3. Acronym of Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension.
  4. (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.
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IPA pronunciation

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In the pages of books

See this word in context.

With a lesser stake than a human life at issue, I doubt if we should have attempted that dash to Windsor station.
Sax RohmerThe Insidious Dr. Fu ManchuProject Gutenberg ebook #173
"Give it a high moral tone, with a dash of pathos."--I dwelt upon the parentless condition of these little wards of Society.
Jean WebsterDear EnemyProject Gutenberg ebook #238
More book examples (3)
When a triangle of three holes, intended to form the dash, reached the wheels, one of them dropped into a lower hole.
Frank Lewis Dyer; Thomas Commerford MartinEdison: His Life and InventionsProject Gutenberg ebook #820
We heard him dash away some distance, pause, circle a bit to the right, and then come rushing back in our direction.
Stewart Edward WhiteThe Land of FootprintsProject Gutenberg ebook #1378
There was a dash of orange on his shoulders, but the rest of his wings were black with an edging of white.
Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) BurgessThe Burgess Bird Book for ChildrenProject Gutenberg ebook #3074