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dash
a quick run
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noun
a quick run
noun
the act of moving with great haste
“he made a dash for the door”
noun
distinctive and stylish elegance
“he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer”
noun
the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
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
noun
a footrace run at top speed
“he is preparing for the 100-yard dash”
verb
add an enlivening or altering element to
“blue paint dashed with white”
verb
break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
“Smash a plate”
verb
hurl or thrust violently
“He dashed the plate against the wall”
verb
cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
“dashed by the refusal”
verb
run or move very quickly or hastily
“She dashed into the yard”
verb
destroy or break
“dashed ambitions and hopes”
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Example Sentences
he made a dash for the door
he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer
he is preparing for the 100-yard dash
blue paint dashed with white
Smash a plate
He dashed the plate against the wall
Waves were dashing against the rock
dashed by the refusal
She dashed into the yard
dashed ambitions and hopes
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