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/ˈdæʃ/ · noun
(typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar)..
When the feds came they did the dash.
The oar squeaks, a dash sound like moon-hustle on the river:
They say that I’m way too cold, I never get tired of rappin My word is bang where I come from Watch be one work is magic Do it and dash it Smile on MAT No way this peng one acting Who got whacked and who got slapped And who got spared by dashes
Add a dash of vinegar.
There is a dash of craziness in his personality.
Aren't we full of dash this morning?
The traditional practice of offering gifts or "dash" to chiefs has often been misinterpreted by scholars to provide a cultural explanation for the pervasive incidence of bribery and corruption in modern Africa.
Writing in 1924 on a similar situation in Ugep, the political officer, Mr. S. T. Harvey noted: "In the old days there was no specified dowry but merely dashes given to the father-in-law, from 8 to 20 rods according to the status of the man[…]The dowry is made small because whatsoever a woman farms or reaps during her life time is by native custom the property of her parents."
Use dash when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dash means (typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar)..
Common synonyms include dash, rush, sprint, spurt.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
When the feds came they did the dash.
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