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noun 
  1. (typography) The symbol " (en-dash) or " (em-dash)
sometimes dash is also used colloquially to refer to the symbol - (hyphen)
  1. A short run.
  2. A small quantity of a liquid substance; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.
Add a of vinegar
  1. A dashboard.
  2. One of the two symbols of Morse code.
verb (dash, es)
  1. (intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.
He dashed across the field.
  1. (context, intransitive, informal) To leave or depart.
I have to now. See you soon.
  1. (transitive) To destroy by striking (against).
He dashed the bottle against the bar and turned about to fight.
  1. (transitive) To throw violently.
The man was dashed from the vehicle during the accident.
  1. (transitive) To sprinkle; to splatter.
  2. (transitive) To ruin; to destroy.
Her hopes were dashed when she saw the damage.
  1. (transitive) To dishearten; to sadden.
Her thoughts were dashed to melancholy.
  1. (transitive) To complete hastily, usually with down or off.
He dashed down his eggs, she dashed off her homework
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