punctuation marks
English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-dash.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|æ�

Noun
en-noun|es

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 dash of vinegar

1. A dashboard.
2. One of the two symbols of Morse code.

Derived terms
dashing
dash off
em dash
en dash

Translations
trans-top|typographic symbol
Chinese: 破�� (simplified)
Czech: poml�ka f
Dutch: streepje n, koppelteken n
Finnish: ajatusviiva
French: tiret m, trait d'union m
trans-mid
Polish: my�lnik m, pó�pauza f (en dash), pauza f (as em dash)
Portuguese: travessão m
Spanish: guión m
trans-bottom

trans-top|short run
Dutch: sprint m
Finnish: spurtti, pinkaisu
trans-mid
Esperanto: sprinto
Japanese: �走 (����, shissou)
Polish: sprint m
trans-bottom

trans-top|small quantity of liquid
Dutch: scheutje n
trans-mid
Polish: kropla f
Spanish: gota f, pizca f
trans-bottom

Verb
en-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 dash 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

Translations
trans-top|to run short distance
Dutch: sprinten
Esperanto: sprinti
trans-mid
Finnish: syöksähtää, syöksyä
Spanish: lanzarse
trans-bottom

trans-top|to leave
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|to ruin
Dutch: verwoesten
trans-mid
Spanish: romperse
trans-bottom

trans-top|to destroy
trans-mid
Spanish: romper
trans-bottom

trans-top|to throw violently
trans-mid
Spanish: arrojar, lanzar
trans-bottom

trans-top|to sprinkle
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|to ruin
trans-mid
Spanish: salpicar
trans-bottom

trans-top|to dishearten
trans-mid
Spanish: frustrar
trans-bottom

trans-top|to complete hastily
Dutch: snel afhaspelen, snel afmaken
Finnish: hutaista
trans-mid
Spanish: hacer rapidamente
trans-bottom

Interjection
en-intj

1. euphemism damn|Damn!

Translations
trans-top|damn
Dutch: verdorie!
trans-mid
trans-bottom

See also
hyphen
minus sign

de:dash
fr:dash
io:dash
it:dash
hu:dash
pt:dash
ru:dash
sq:dash
fi:dash
ta:dash
te:dash
vi:dash
zh:dash

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