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dash
/dæʃ/
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  1. noun
    the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

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    dah
  2. noun
    the act of moving with great haste
    "he made a dash for the door"

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    bolt
    type of:
    rush haste hurry rushing
  3. verb
    run or move very quickly or hastily
    "She dashed into the yard"

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    dart flash scoot scud shoot
  4. noun
    distinctive and stylish elegance
    "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"

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    elan flair panache style
    type of:
    elegance
  5. noun
    a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text

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    hyphen
  6. verb
    break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over

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    smash
    type of:
    break
  7. verb
    hurl or thrust violently
    "He dashed the plate against the wall" "Waves were dashing against the rock"

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    crash
    type of:
    cast hurl hurtle
  8. verb
    cause to lose courage
    "dashed by the refusal"

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    daunt frighten away frighten off pall scare scare away scare off
    type of:
    intimidate
  9. noun
    a quick run

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    sprint
    type of:
    run running
  10. verb
    add an enlivening or altering element to
    "blue paint dashed with white"
    type of:
    mix in mix
  11. noun
    a footrace run at top speed
    "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash"
    type of:
    track event
  12. verb
    destroy or break
    "dashed ambitions and hopes"
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