hash mark

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hash mahrk]
- /hæʃ mɑrk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hash mahrk]
- /hæʃ mɑrk/

Definitions of hash mark words

noun hash mark Informal. a service stripe. the symbol #. 1
noun hash mark Football. the marking formed by either inbounds line intersecting with one of the lines delineating yardage between the goal lines. 1
noun hash mark cross-hatched symbol 1
noun hash mark service stripe 0
noun hash mark any of the segments of the inbounds line marked on the field at the yard lines: they mark the point at which the ball is put back in play after it has been grounded outside an inbounds line 0
noun hash mark The pound sign (#). 0

See all 9 definitions of hash mark

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Origin of hash mark

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Hash mark

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hash mark

hash mark popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hash mark usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hash mark

noun hash mark

service stripe — a stripe worn on the left sleeve by an enlisted person to indicate a specific period of time served on active duty.
pip — a male given name, form of Philip.

All 3 Synonyms of hash mark