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The Meaning of dash
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(v. t.) To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or hastily; -- often used with against.
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(v. t.) To break, as by throwing or by collision; to shatter; to crust; to frustrate; to ruin.
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(v. t.) To put to shame; to confound; to confuse; to abash; to depress.
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(v. t.) To throw in or on in a rapid, careless manner; to mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality; to overspread partially; to bespatter; to touch here and there; as, to dash wine with water; to dash paint upon a picture.
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(v. t.) To form or sketch rapidly or carelessly; to execute rapidly, or with careless haste; -- with off; as, to dash off a review or sermon.
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(v. t.) To erase by a stroke; to strike out; knock out; -- with out; as, to dash out a word.
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(v. i.) To rust with violence; to move impetuously; to strike violently; as, the waves dash upon rocks.
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(n.) Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash.
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(n.) A sudden check; abashment; frustration; ruin; as, his hopes received a dash.
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(n.) A slight admixture, infusion, or adulteration; a partial overspreading; as, wine with a dash of water; red with a dash of purple.
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(n.) A rapid movement, esp. one of short duration; a quick stroke or blow; a sudden onset or rush; as, a bold dash at the enemy; a dash of rain.
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(n.) Energy in style or action; animation; spirit.
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(n.) A vain show; a blustering parade; a flourish; as, to make or cut a great dash.
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(n.) A mark or line [--], in writing or printing, denoting a sudden break, stop, or transition in a sentence, or an abrupt change in its construction, a long or significant pause, or an unexpected or epigrammatic turn of sentiment. Dashes are also sometimes used instead of marks or parenthesis.
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(n.) The sign of staccato, a small mark [/] denoting that the note over which it is placed is to be performed in a short, distinct manner.
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(n.) The line drawn through a figure in the thorough bass, as a direction to raise the interval a semitone.
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(n.) A short, spirited effort or trial of speed upon a race course; -- used in horse racing, when a single trial constitutes the race.
Synonyms
elan
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flair
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panache
,
style
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sprint
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hyphen
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dah
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bolt
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dart
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scoot
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scud
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flash
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shoot
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smash
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crash
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daunt
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scare off
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pall
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frighten off
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scare away
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frighten away
,
scare
Homophones
dasch
Rhymes
abash
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asch
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asche
,
ash
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ashe
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backlash
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balderdash
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basch
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bash
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brasch
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brash
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cache
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cash
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clash
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crash
,
dasch
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eyelash
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flasch
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flash
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frasch
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furash
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gash
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gnash
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guasch
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hasch
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hash
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kash
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lasch
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lash
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lukash
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masch
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mash
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mishmash
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moustache
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mustache
,
nash
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noncash
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palash
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pash
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plash
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potash
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precrash
,
rasch
,
rasche
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rash
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rehash
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sash
,
slapdash
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slash
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smash
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splash
,
stash
,
tasch
,
tash
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thrash
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trash
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whiplash