Dash

noun dashes

1. countable, uncountable Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).
2. countable, uncountable A hyphen or minus sign.
3. broadly, countable, uncountable The longer of the two symbols of Morse code.
4. countable, uncountable A short run, flight. When the feds came they did the dash.
5. countable, uncountable A rushing or violent onset. The oar squeaks, a dash sound like moon-hustle on the river:
6. countable, uncountable Violent strike; a whack. They say that I’m way too cold, I never get tired of rappin My word is bang where I come from Watch be one work is magic Do it and dash it Smile on MAT No way this peng one acting Who got whacked and who got slapped And who got spared by dashes
7. countable, uncountable A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon. Add a dash of vinegar.
8. broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable A slight admixture. There is a dash of craziness in his personality.
9. uncountable Ostentatious vigor. Aren't we full of dash this morning?
10. Nigeria, countable, uncountable A bribe or gratuity; a gift. The traditional practice of offering gifts or "dash" to chiefs has often been misinterpreted by scholars to provide a cultural explanation for the pervasive incidence of bribery and corruption in modern Africa.
11. countable, dated, euphemistic, uncountable A stand-in for a censored word, like "Devil" or "damn". (Compare deuce.) Sir Thomas looks as if to ask what the dash is that to you! but wanting still to go to India again, and knowing how strong the Newcomes are in Leadenhall Street, he thinks it necessary to be civil to the young cub, and swallows his pride once more into his waistband. Comment: Some editions leave thi
12. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of dashboard.dashboard The dash clock said 2:38 when[…] I turned off a dirt road[…].
13. Internet, countable, informal, uncountable The dashboard of a social media user. -i hope you find at least one thing on your dash that will make you laugh today.
14. India, UK, countable, uncountable A prime symbol.

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verb dashes · dashing · dashed

1. intransitive To run quickly or for a short distance. He dashed across the field.
2. informal, intransitive 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. ambitransitive, figuratively, sometimes To sprinkle; to splatter. On each hand the gushing waters play, / And down the rough cascade white-dashing fall.
6. dated, transitive To mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality. to dash wine with water
7. transitive To ruin; to destroy. Her hopes were dashed when she saw the damage.
8. transitive To dishearten; to sadden. Her thoughts were dashed to melancholy.
9. transitive To complete hastily. He dashed down his eggs.
10. transitive To draw or write quickly; jot. "Scarborough," Mrs. Flanders wrote on the envelope, and dashed a bold line beneath; it was her native town; the hub of the universe.
11. dated, euphemistic, transitive Damn (in forming oaths). Dash his impudence! Who is that scoundrel?

interjection

1. euphemistic Damn!

proper noun

1. A topographic surname.
2. rare A male given name transferred from the surname.

proper noun

1. abbreviation, acronym Acronym of Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP.Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP
2. abbreviation, acronym Acronym of Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension.Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension