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How to pronounce dash in English

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Word in a sentence

Tom dashed after Mary.
لاحق توم ماري.
Mary dashed water in Tom's face.
رشّت ماري وجه توم بالماء.

Definitions

Transitive verb

"To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or hastily; -- often used with against."

Transitive verb

"To break as by throwing or by collision; to shatter; to crust; to frustrate; to ruin."

Transitive verb

"To put to shame; to confound; to confuse; to abash; to depress."

Transitive verb

"To throw in or on in a rapid careless manner; to mix reduce or adulterate by throwing in something of an inferior quality; to overspread partially; to bespatter; to touch here and there; as to dash wine with water; to dash paint upon a picture."

Transitive verb

"To form or sketch rapidly or carelessly; to execute rapidly or with careless haste; -- with off; as to dash off a review or sermon."

Transitive verb

"To erase by a stroke; to strike out; knock out; -- with out; as to dash out a word."

Intransitive verb

"To rust with violence; to move impetuously; to strike violently; as the waves dash upon rocks."

Noun

"Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash."

Noun

"A sudden check; abashment; frustration; ruin; as his hopes received a dash."

Noun

"A slight admixture infusion or adulteration; a partial overspreading; as wine with a dash of water; red with a dash of purple."

Noun

"A rapid movement esp. one of short duration; a quick stroke or blow; a sudden onset or rush; as a bold dash at the enemy; a dash of rain."

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"Energy in style or action; animation; spirit."

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"A vain show; a blustering parade; a flourish; as to make or cut a great dash."

Noun

"A mark or line [--] in writing or printing denoting a sudden break stop or transition in a sentence or an abrupt change in its construction a long or significant pause or an unexpected or epigrammatic turn of sentiment. Dashes are also sometimes used instead of marks or parenthesis."

Noun

"The sign of staccato a small mark [/] denoting that the note over which it is placed is to be performed in a short distinct manner."

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"The line drawn through a figure in the thorough bass as a direction to raise the interval a semitone."

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"A short spirited effort or trial of speed upon a race course; -- used in horse racing when a single trial constitutes the race."