Dash vs. Hurtle

Dashnoun

(typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).

Dashnoun

(colloquial) A hyphen or minus sign.

Dashnoun

(by extension) The longer of the two symbols of Morse code.

Dashnoun

A short run, flight.

Dashnoun

A rushing or violent onset.

Dashnoun

Violent strike; a whack.

Dashnoun

A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.

Dashnoun

A slight admixture.

Dashnoun

Ostentatious vigor.

Dashnoun

A dashboard.

Dashnoun

A bribe or gratuity; a gift

Dashnoun

A stand-in for a censored word, like "Devil" or "damn". (Compare deuce.)

Dashverb

(intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.

Dashverb

To leave or depart.

Dashverb

(transitive) To destroy by striking (against).

Dashverb

(transitive) To throw violently.

Dashverb

To sprinkle; to splatter.

Dashverb

To mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality.

Dashverb

To ruin; to destroy.

Dashverb

(transitive) To dishearten; to sadden.

Dashverb

(transitive) To complete hastily, usually with down or off.

Dashverb

(transitive) To draw quickly; jot.

Dashinterjection

(euphemistic) Damn!

Dashverb

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

Dashverb

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

Dashverb

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

Dashverb

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.

Dashverb

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

Dashverb

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

Dashverb

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

Dashnoun

Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash.

Dashnoun

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

Dashnoun

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

Dashnoun

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.

Dashnoun

Energy in style or action; animation; spirit.

Dashnoun

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

Dashnoun

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.

Dashnoun

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.

Dashnoun

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

Dashnoun

distinctive and stylish elegance;

Dashnoun

a quick run

Dashnoun

a footrace run at top speed;

Dashnoun

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

Dashnoun

the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

Dashnoun

the act of moving with great haste;

Dashverb

run or move very quickly or hastily;

Dashverb

break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over;

Dashverb

hurl or thrust violently;

Dashverb

destroy or break;

Dashverb

cause to lose courage;

Dashverb

add an enlivening or altering element to;

Dashverb

run or travel somewhere in a great hurry

Dashverb

strike or fling (something) somewhere with great force, especially so as to have a destructive effect; hurl

Dashverb

strike forcefully against something

Dashverb

destroy or frustrate (hopes or expectations)

Dashverb

cause (someone) to lose confidence; dispirit

Dashinterjection

used to express mild annoyance

Dashnoun

an act of running somewhere suddenly and hastily

Dashnoun

a journey or period of time characterized by urgency or eager haste

Dashnoun

a short, fast race run in one heat; a sprint

Dashnoun

a small quantity of a liquid added to something else

Dashnoun

a small amount of a quality that adds piquancy or distinctiveness to something else

Dashnoun

a horizontal stroke in writing or printing to mark a pause or break in sense or to represent omitted letters or words.

Dashnoun

the longer signal of the two used in Morse code.

Dashnoun

a short vertical mark placed above or beneath a note to indicate that it is to be performed in a very staccato manner.

Dashnoun

impetuous or flamboyant vigour and confidence; panache

Dashnoun

short for dashboard

Dash

The dash is a punctuation mark that is similar in appearance to the hyphen and minus sign but differs from these symbols in length and, in some fonts, height above the baseline. The most common versions of the dash are the en dash –, longer than the hyphen; the em dash —, longer than the en dash; and the horizontal bar ―, whose length varies across typefaces but tends to be between those of the en and em dashes.

Hurtleverb

(intransitive) To move rapidly, violently, or without control.

Hurtleverb

To meet with violence or shock; to clash; to jostle.

Hurtleverb

To make a threatening sound, like the clash of arms; to make a sound as of confused clashing or confusion; to resound.

Hurtleverb

(transitive) To hurl or fling; to throw hard or violently.

Hurtleverb

To push; to jostle; to hurl.

Hurtlenoun

A fast movement in literal or figurative sense.

Hurtlenoun

A clattering sound.

Hurtleverb

To meet with violence or shock; to clash; to jostle.

Hurtleverb

To move rapidly; to wheel or rush suddenly or with violence; to whirl round rapidly; to skirmish.

Hurtleverb

To make a threatening sound, like the clash of arms; to make a sound as of confused clashing or confusion; to resound.

Hurtleverb

To move with violence or impetuosity; to whirl; to brandish.

Hurtleverb

To push; to jostle; to hurl.

Hurtleverb

move with or as if with a rushing sound;

Hurtleverb

make a thrusting forward movement

Hurtleverb

throw forcefully

Hurtleverb

move or cause to move at high speed, typically in an uncontrolled manner