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noun
- (typography) The symbol " (en-dash) or " (em-dash)
- sometimes dash is also used colloquially to refer to the symbol - (hyphen)
- A short run.
- A small quantity of a liquid substance; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.
- Add a of vinegar
- A dashboard.
- One of the two symbols of Morse code.
verb (dash, es)
- (intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.
- He dashed across the field.
- (context, intransitive, informal) To leave or depart.
- I have to now. See you soon.
- (transitive) To destroy by striking (against).
- He dashed the bottle against the bar and turned about to fight.
- (transitive) To throw violently.
- The man was dashed from the vehicle during the accident.
- (transitive) To sprinkle; to splatter.
- (transitive) To ruin; to destroy.
- Her hopes were dashed when she saw the damage.
- (transitive) To dishearten; to sadden.
- Her thoughts were dashed to melancholy.
- (transitive) To complete hastily, usually with down or off.
- He dashed down his eggs, she dashed off her homework
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noun
- A panel under the windscreen of a motor car or aircraft, containing indicator dials, compartments, and sometimes controls; originally a protection against the weather
- (computing) a graphical user interface in the form of a dashboard
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adjective
- (automotive) : continuing to run (as a motor, gas or diesel) after the ignition is turned off
- The only reason your VW bug has a solenoid is to prevent it from .
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verb (dims, dimming, dimmed)
- (transitive) To make something less bright.
- (intransitive) To become darker.
adjective (dimmer, dimmest)
- not bright or colorful
- not smart or intelligent
- indistinct, hazy or unclear
- disapproving, unfavorable, rarely used outside the phrase "take a dim view of".
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noun
- A heavily modified or custom-built vehicle used in drag racing.
- One who engages in drag racing.
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noun
- A trip made in a motor vehicle
- It was a long .
- A driveway
- The mansion had a long, tree-lined .
- A motor that does not take fuel, but instead depends on a mechanism that stores potential energy for subsequent use:
- Some old model trains have clockwork drives.
- (computers) A mass-storage device; as, a disk drive, a DVD drive, a flash drive''
- Self-motivation; ability coupled with ambition:
- ''Crassus had wealth and wit, but Pompey had and Caesar as much again.
- (military) A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take a strategic objective:
- Napoleon's on Moscow was as determined as it was disastrous.
- (golf) A stroke made with a driver
- (baseball) A ball struck in a flat trajectory (also called line drive)
- A type of public roadway.
- Beverly Hills" most famous street is Rodeo .
- (psychology) desire, Desire or interest.
- (cricket) A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, and hitting it along the ground, normally between cover and midwicket.
verb (drives, driving, drove, driven)
- (defn, English)
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