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The definition of dash
16 Definitions of: dash
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- verb, to hurl; crash
- verb, to mix
- verb, to move hastily or recklessly; rush
- verb, to write (down) or finish (off) hastily
- verb, to destroy; frustrate
- verb, to daunt (someone); cast down; discourage
- noun, a sudden quick movement; dart
- noun, a small admixture
- noun, a violent stroke or blow
- noun, the sound of splashing or smashing
- noun, panache; style
- noun, cut a dash. See cut
- noun, the punctuation mark —, used singly in place of a colon, esp to indicate a sudden change of subject or grammatical anacoluthon, or in pairs to enclose a parenthetical remark
- noun, the symbol (–) used, in combination with the symbol dot (·), in the written representation of Morse and other telegraphic codes. Compare dah
- noun, athletics. another word (esp US and Canadian) for sprint
- noun, short for dashboard
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- interjection, a euphemistic word for damn
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- noun, a gift, commission, tip, or bribe
- verb, to give (a dash) to someone
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of dash