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dash - a quick run |
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sprint |
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run,
running a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely; "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"; "their first tally came in the 3rd inning"
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break an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"
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dash - the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door" |
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bolt |
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haste,
hurry,
rush,
rushing the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
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dash - distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer" |
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elan,
flair,
panache,
style |
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elegance a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"
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dash - the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code |
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dah |
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radiotelegraphic signal,
telegraphic signal a signal transmitted by telegraphy
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international morse code,
morse,
morse code a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
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dash - a footrace run at top speed; "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash" |
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track event a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor)
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| verb |
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dash - add an enlivening or altering element to; "blue paint dashed with white" |
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mix,
mix in add as an additional element or part; "mix water into the drink"
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dash - destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes" |
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baffle,
bilk,
cross,
foil,
frustrate,
queer,
scotch,
spoil,
thwart check the emission of (sound)
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