dash

About 3.59 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).
2. noun A hyphen or minus sign.
3. noun The longer of the two symbols of Morse code.
4. noun A short run, flight.

   When the feds came they did the dash.

5. noun A rushing or violent onset.
6. noun Violent strike; a whack.
7. noun A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.

   Add a dash of vinegar.

8. noun A slight admixture.

   There is a dash of craziness in his personality.

Similar words

hyphen dah style flair elan flash scoot sprint shoot crash

Often followed by

of for and to in at off into out

Word family

dashed dashes dashing