DASH as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a quick run
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) dash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the act of moving with great haste
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he made a dash for the door
    Hypernyms(s) dash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • distinctive and stylish elegance
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer
    Hypernyms(s) dash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) dash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  5. Meaning
    • 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
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) dash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • a footrace run at top speed
    Usage Example(s)
    • he is preparing for the 100-yard dash
    Hypernyms(s) dash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

DASH as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • add an enlivening or altering element to
    Usage Example(s)
    • blue paint dashed with white
    Hypernyms(s) dash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Smash a plate
    Hypernyms(s) dash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • hurl or thrust violently
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • He dashed the plate against the wall
    • Waves were dashing against the rock
    Hypernyms(s) dash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • cause to lose courage
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • dashed by the refusal
    Hypernyms(s) dash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • run or move very quickly or hastily
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She dashed into the yard
    Hypernyms(s) dash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • destroy or break
    Usage Example(s)
    • dashed ambitions and hopes
    Hypernyms(s) dash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower