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