Dash vs. Run
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.
Runverb
To move swiftly.
Runverb
(intransitive) To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot. Compare walk.
Runverb
(intransitive) To go at a fast pace, to move quickly.
Runverb
(transitive) To cause to move quickly; to make move lightly.
Runverb
To compete in a race.
Runverb
(intransitive) Of fish, to migrate for spawning.
Runverb
To carry a football down the field.
Runverb
(transitive) To achieve or perform by running or as if by running.
Runverb
(intransitive) To flee from a danger or towards help.
Runverb
To go through without stopping, usually illegally.
Runverb
To juggle a pattern continuously, as opposed to starting and stopping quickly.
Runverb
(fluids) To flow.
Runverb
To move or spread quickly.
Runverb
(intransitive) Of a liquid, to flow.
Runverb
(intransitive) Of an object, to have a liquid flowing from it.
Runverb
(transitive) To make a liquid flow; to make liquid flow from an object.
Runverb
(intransitive) To become liquid; to melt.
Runverb
(intransitive) To leak or spread in an undesirable fashion; to bleed (especially used of dye or paint).
Runverb
To fuse; to shape; to mould; to cast.
Runverb
To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
Runverb
(social) To carry out an activity.
Runverb
(transitive) To control or manage, be in charge of.
Runverb
(intransitive) To be a candidate in an election.
Runverb
(transitive) To make run in a race or an election.
Runverb
To exert continuous activity; to proceed.
Runverb
(intransitive) To be presented in one of the media.
Runverb
(transitive) To print or broadcast in the media.
Runverb
(transitive) To transport someone or something.
Runverb
(transitive) To smuggle illegal goods.
Runverb
To sort through a large volume of produce in quality control.
Runverb
To extend or persist, statically or dynamically, through space or time.
Runverb
(intransitive) To extend in space or through a range (often with a measure phrase).
Runverb
(intransitive) To extend in time, to last, to continue (usually with a measure phrase).
Runverb
(transitive) To make something extend in space.
Runverb
(intransitive) Of a machine, including computer programs, to be operating or working normally.
Runverb
(transitive) To make a machine operate.
Runverb
(transitive) To execute or carry out a plan, procedure, or program.
Runverb
To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation.
Runverb
(copulative) To become different in a way mentioned (usually to become worse).
Runverb
(transitive) To cost a large amount of money.
Runverb
(intransitive) Of stitches or stitched clothing, to unravel.
Runverb
To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.
Runverb
To cause to enter; to thrust.
Runverb
To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.
Runverb
To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.
Runverb
To encounter or incur (a danger or risk).
Runverb
To put at hazard; to venture; to risk.
Runverb
To tease with sarcasms and ridicule.
Runverb
To sew (a seam) by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time.
Runverb
To control or have precedence in a card game.
Runverb
To be in form thus, as a combination of words.
Runverb
(archaic) To be popularly known; to be generally received.
Runverb
To have growth or development.
Runverb
To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.
Runverb
To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.
Runverb
(golf) To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
Runverb
To speedrun.
Runverb
past participle of rin
Runnoun
Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.
Runnoun
Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) not necessarily by foot; dash or errand, trip.
Runnoun
A pleasure trip.
Runnoun
Flight, instance or period of fleeing.
Runnoun
Migration of fish.
Runnoun
A group of fish that migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.
Runnoun
A single trip down a hill, as in skiing and bobsledding.
Runnoun
A (regular) trip or route.
Runnoun
The route taken while running or skiing.
Runnoun
The distance sailed by a ship.
Runnoun
A voyage.
Runnoun
An enclosure for an animal; a track or path along which something can travel.
Runnoun
Rural landholding for farming, usually for running sheep, and operated by a runholder.
Runnoun
State of being current; currency; popularity.
Runnoun
A continuous period (of time) marked by a trend; a period marked by a continuing trend.
Runnoun
A series of tries in a game that were successful.
Runnoun
(card games) A sequence of cards in a suit in a card game.
Runnoun
(music) A rapid passage in music, especially along a scale.
Runnoun
A trial.
Runnoun
A flow of liquid; a leak.
Runnoun
A small creek or part thereof. Compare Southern US branch and New York and New England brook.
Runnoun
A production quantity (such as in a factory).
Runnoun
The length of a showing of a play, film, TV series, etc.
Runnoun
A quick pace, faster than a walk.
Runnoun
(of horses) A fast gallop.
Runnoun
A sudden series of demands on a bank or other financial institution, especially characterised by great withdrawals.
Runnoun
Any sudden large demand for something.
Runnoun
The top of a step on a staircase, also called a tread, as opposed to the rise.
Runnoun
The horizontal length of a set of stairs
Runnoun
A standard or unexceptional group or category.
Runnoun
(baseball) The act of a runner making it around all the bases and over home plate; the point scored for this.
Runnoun
(cricket) The act of passing from one wicket to another; the point scored for this.
Runnoun
(American football) A gain of a (specified) distance; a running play.
Runnoun
A line of knit stitches that have unravelled, particularly in a nylon stocking.
Runnoun
(nautical) The stern of the underwater body of a ship from where it begins to curve upward and inward.
Runnoun
(construction) Horizontal dimension of a slope.
Runnoun
(mining) The horizontal distance to which a drift may be carried, either by licence of the proprietor of a mine or by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which a vein of ore or other substance takes.
Runnoun
A pair or set of millstones.
Runnoun
The execution of a program or model
Runnoun
(video games) A playthrough.
Runnoun
(slang) A period of extended (usually daily) drug use.
Runnoun
(golf) The movement communicated to a golf ball by running it.
Runnoun
(golf) The distance a ball travels after touching the ground from a stroke.
Runnoun
An attempt at a game, especially a speedrun.
Runnoun
Unrestricted use. lang=en.
Runadjective
In a liquid state; melted or molten.
Runadjective
Cast in a mould.
Runadjective
Exhausted; depleted especially with "down" or "out".
Runadjective
Travelled, migrated; having made a migration or a spawning run.
Runadjective
Smuggled.
Runverb
To move, proceed, advance, pass, go, come, etc., swiftly, smoothly, or with quick action; - said of things animate or inanimate. Hence, to flow, glide, or roll onward, as a stream, a snake, a wagon, etc.; to move by quicker action than in walking, as a person, a horse, a dog.
Runverb
To go swiftly; to pass at a swift pace; to hasten.
Runverb
To flee, as from fear or danger.
Runverb
To flow, as a liquid; to ascend or descend; to course; as, rivers run to the sea; sap runs up in the spring; her blood ran cold.
Runverb
To steal off; to depart secretly.
Runverb
To become fluid; to melt; to fuse.
Runverb
Specifically, of a horse: To move rapidly in a gait in which each leg acts in turn as a propeller and a supporter, and in which for an instant all the limbs are gathered in the air under the body.
Runverb
To contend in a race; hence, to enter into a contest; to become a candidate; as, to run for Congress.
Runverb
To turn, as a wheel; to revolve on an axis or pivot; as, a wheel runs swiftly round.
Runverb
To move rapidly by springing steps so that there is an instant in each step when neither foot touches the ground; - so distinguished from walking in athletic competition.
Runverb
To pass from one state or condition to another; to come into a certain condition; - often with in or into; as, to run into evil practices; to run in debt.
Runverb
To go back and forth from place to place; to ply; as, the stage runs between the hotel and the station.
Runverb
To exert continuous activity; to proceed; as, to run through life; to run in a circle.
Runverb
To continue in operation; to be kept in action or motion; as, this engine runs night and day; the mill runs six days in the week.
Runverb
To discuss; to continue to think or speak about something; - with on.
Runverb
To have a course or direction; as, a line runs east and west.
Runverb
To be in form thus, as a combination of words.
Runverb
To be popularly known; to be generally received.
Runverb
To have growth or development; as, boys and girls run up rapidly.
Runverb
To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.
Runverb
To spread and blend together; to unite; as, colors run in washing.
Runverb
To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company; as, certain covenants run with the land.
Runverb
To continue without falling due; to hold good; as, a note has thirty days to run.
Runverb
To cause to run (in the various senses of Run, v. i.); as, to run a horse; to run a stage; to run a machine; to run a rope through a block.
Runverb
To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.
Runverb
To cause to enter; to thrust; as, to run a sword into or through the body; to run a nail into the foot.
Runverb
To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.
Runverb
To fuse; to shape; to mold; to cast; as, to run bullets, and the like.
Runverb
To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine; as, to run a line.
Runverb
To cause to pass, or evade, offical restrictions; to smuggle; - said of contraband or dutiable goods.
Runverb
To go through or accomplish by running; as, to run a race; to run a certain career.
Runverb
To cause to stand as a candidate for office; to support for office; as, to run some one for Congress.
Runverb
To encounter or incur, as a danger or risk; as, to run the risk of losing one's life. See To run the chances, below.
Runverb
To put at hazard; to venture; to risk.
Runverb
To discharge; to emit; to give forth copiously; to be bathed with; as, the pipe or faucet runs hot water.
Runverb
To be charged with, or to contain much of, while flowing; as, the rivers ran blood.
Runverb
To conduct; to manage; to carry on; as, to run a factory or a hotel.
Runverb
To tease with sarcasms and ridicule.
Runverb
To sew, as a seam, by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time.
Runverb
To migrate or move in schools; - said of fish; esp., to ascend a river in order to spawn.
Runverb
To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
Runnoun
The act of running; as, a long run; a good run; a quick run; to go on the run.
Runnoun
A small stream; a brook; a creek.
Runnoun
That which runs or flows in the course of a certain operation, or during a certain time; as, a run of must in wine making; the first run of sap in a maple orchard.
Runnoun
A course; a series; that which continues in a certain course or series; as, a run of good or bad luck.
Runnoun
State of being current; currency; popularity.
Runnoun
Continued repetition on the stage; - said of a play; as, to have a run of a hundred successive nights.
Runnoun
A continuing urgent demand; especially, a pressure on a bank or treasury for payment of its notes.
Runnoun
A range or extent of ground for feeding stock; as, a sheep run.
Runnoun
The aftermost part of a vessel's hull where it narrows toward the stern, under the quarter.
Runnoun
A pleasure excursion; a trip.
Runnoun
The horizontal distance to which a drift may be carried, either by license of the proprietor of a mine or by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which a vein of ore or other substance takes.
Runnoun
A roulade, or series of running tones.
Runnoun
The greatest degree of swiftness in marching. It is executed upon the same principles as the double-quick, but with greater speed.
Runnoun
The act of migrating, or ascending a river to spawn; - said of fish; also, an assemblage or school of fishes which migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.
Runnoun
In baseball, a complete circuit of the bases made by a player, which enables him to score one point; also, the point thus scored; in cricket, a passing from one wicket to the other, by which one point is scored; as, a player made three runs; the side went out with two hundred runs; the Yankees scored three runs in the seventh inning.
Runnoun
A pair or set of millstones.
Runnoun
A number of cards of the same suit in sequence; as, a run of four in hearts.
Runnoun
The movement communicated to a golf ball by running.
Runadjective
Melted, or made from molten material; cast in a mold; as, run butter; run iron or lead.
Runadjective
Smuggled; as, run goods.
Runnoun
a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely;
Runnoun
the act of testing something;
Runnoun
a race run on foot;
Runnoun
an unbroken series of events;
Runnoun
(American football) a play in which a player runs with the ball;
Runnoun
a regular trip;
Runnoun
the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace;
Runnoun
the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation;
Runnoun
unrestricted freedom to use;
Runnoun
the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.);
Runnoun
a small stream
Runnoun
a race between candidates for elective office;
Runnoun
a row of unravelled stitches;
Runnoun
the pouring forth of a fluid
Runnoun
an unbroken chronological sequence;
Runnoun
a short trip;
Runverb
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time;
Runverb
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run;
Runverb
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point;
Runverb
direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.;
Runverb
have a particular form;
Runverb
move along, of liquids;
Runverb
perform as expected when applied;
Runverb
change or be different within limits;
Runverb
run, stand, or compete for an office or a position;
Runverb
cause to emit recorded sounds;
Runverb
move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way;
Runverb
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined;
Runverb
carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine;
Runverb
be operating, running or functioning;
Runverb
change from one state to another;
Runverb
cause to perform;
Runverb
be affected by; be subjected to;
Runverb
continue to exist;
Runverb
occur persistently;
Runverb
include as the content; broadcast or publicize;
Runverb
carry out;
Runverb
guide or pass over something;
Runverb
cause something to pass or lead somewhere;
Runverb
make without a miss
Runverb
deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
Runverb
cause an animal to move fast;
Runverb
be diffused;
Runverb
sail before the wind
Runverb
cover by running; run a certain distance;
Runverb
extend or continue for a certain period of time;
Runverb
set animals loose to graze
Runverb
keep company;
Runverb
run with the ball; in such sports as football
Runverb
travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means;
Runverb
travel a route regularly;
Runverb
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals);
Runverb
compete in a race;
Runverb
progress by being changed;
Runverb
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating;
Runverb
come unraveled or undone as if by snagging;
Runverb
become undone;
