Dash Meaning

There are 12 meaning(s) for word Dash

Meaning 1 : the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

    Synonyms : dah
Meaning 2 : the act of moving with great haste

    Example : he made a dash for the door

    Synonyms : bolt
Meaning 3 : run or move very quickly or hastily

    Example : She dashed into the yard

    Synonyms : dart,  flash,  scoot,  scud,  shoot
Meaning 4 : distinctive and stylish elegance

    Example : he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer

    Synonyms : elan,  flair,  panache,  style
Meaning 5 : 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

    Synonyms : hyphen
Meaning 6 : break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over

    Synonyms : smash
Meaning 7 : hurl or thrust violently

    Example : He dashed the plate against the wall,Waves were dashing against the rock

    Synonyms : crash
Meaning 8 : cause to lose courage

    Example : dashed by the refusal

    Synonyms : daunt,  frighten away,  frighten off,  pall,  scare,  scare away,  scare off
Meaning 9 : a quick run

    Synonyms : sprint
Meaning 10 : add an enlivening or altering element to

    Example : blue paint dashed with white

Meaning 11 : a footrace run at top speed

    Example : he is preparing for the 100-yard dash

Meaning 12 : destroy or break

    Example : dashed ambitions and hopes

How to Pronounce Dash

  • dæʃ