DASHES - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

a quick run

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

distinctive and stylish elegance

Example: he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

the act of moving with great haste

Example: he made a dash for the door

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Noun

a footrace run at top speed

Example: he is preparing for the 100-yard dash

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Verb

hurl or thrust violently

Example: He dashed the plate against the wall; Waves were dashing against the rock

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Verb

cause to lose courage

Example: dashed by the refusal

Meaning 9

Part of speech: Verb

add an enlivening or altering element to

Example: blue paint dashed with white

Meaning 10

Part of speech: Verb

run or move very quickly or hastily

Example: She dashed into the yard

Meaning 11

Part of speech: Verb

destroy or break

Example: dashed ambitions and hopes

Meaning 12

Part of speech: Verb

break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over

Example: Smash a plate