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dash

dash
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dash]
    • /dæʃ/
    • /dæʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dash]
    • /dæʃ/

Definitions of dash word

  • verb dash If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly. 3
  • verb dash Dash is also a noun. 3
  • verb dash If you say that you have to dash, you mean that you are in a hurry and have to leave immediately. 3
  • countable noun dash A dash of something is a small quantity of it which you add when you are preparing food or mixing a drink. 3
  • countable noun dash A dash of a quality is a small amount of it that is found in something and often makes it more interesting or distinctive. 3
  • verb dash If you dash something against a wall or other surface, you throw or push it violently, often so hard that it breaks. 3

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Origin of dash

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (v.) Middle English dasshen, perhaps < Old Norse; compare Danish daske slap, flap, Swedish daska; (noun) Middle English: blow, clash, derivative of the v.

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Dash

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dash popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

dash usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dash

verb dash

  • fly — to move through the air using wings.
  • shoot — to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
  • rush — to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
  • gallop — to ride a horse at a gallop; ride at full speed: They galloped off to meet their friends.
  • tear — the act of tearing.

noun dash

  • run — execution
  • surge — a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep: the onward surge of an angry mob.
  • birr — to make or cause to make a whirring sound
  • onset — a beginning or start: the onset of winter.
  • sortie — a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.

adjective dash

  • instrument panel — Also called instrument board. a panel on which are mounted an array of dials, lights, and gauges that monitor the performance of a machine or device, as an airplane.
  • control panel — the part of a machine or piece of equipment that houses the controls

Antonyms for dash

verb dash

  • walk — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
  • slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
  • wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
  • dawdle — If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere.
  • aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.

noun dash

  • slowness — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
  • drab — dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc.
  • dullness — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
  • frumpiest — frumpish.
  • glob — a drop or globule of a liquid.

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