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Definition dash
Etymology
From Middle English daschen, dassen, from Danish daske (“to slap, strike”), related to Swedish daska (“to smack, slap, spank”), of obscure origin. Compare German tatschen (“to grope, paw”), Old English dw?s?an (“to quell, put out, destroy, extinguish”). See also adwesch, dush.
Noun
dash (plural dashes)
- (typography) Any of the following symbols: ? (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ? (horizontal bar).
- (colloquial) A hyphen or minus sign.
- (by extension) The longer of the two symbols of Morse code.
- A short run, flight.
- A rushing or violent onset.
- Violent strike; a whack.
- A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.
- (figuratively, by extension) A slight admixture.
- Ostentatious vigor.
- A dashboard.
- (Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia) A bribe or gratuity; a gift
- (dated, euphemistic) A stand-in for a censored word, like "Devil" or "damn". (Compare deuce.)
Verb
dash (third-person singular simple present dashes, present participle dashing, simple past and past participle dashed)
- (intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.
- (intransitive, informal) To leave or depart.
- (transitive) To destroy by striking (against).
- (transitive) To throw violently.
- (transitive, intransitive, sometimes figuratively) To sprinkle; to splatter.
- (transitive, dated) To mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality.
- (transitive, of hopes or dreams) To ruin; to destroy.
- (transitive) To dishearten; to sadden.
- (transitive) To complete hastily, usually with down or off.
- (transitive) To draw quickly; jot.
Interjection
dash
- (euphemistic) Damn!
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