Slash vs. Dash
Slashnoun
A slashing action or motion, particularly:
Slashnoun
A swift, broad, cutting stroke made by an edged weapon or whip.
Slashnoun
(cricket) A wild swinging strike of the bat.
Slashnoun
A hard swift lateral strike with a hockey or lacrosse stick, usually across another player's arms or legs.
Slashnoun
Any similar wide striking motion.
Slashnoun
(figuratively) A sharp reduction.
Slashnoun
A mark made by a slashing motion, particularly:
Slashnoun
A cut or laceration, often deep, made by an edged weapon or whip.
Slashnoun
(botany) A deep taper-pointed incision in a plant.
Slashnoun
Something resembling such a mark, particularly:
Slashnoun
(fashion) A slit in an outer garment exposing a lining or inner garment, usually of a contrasting color or design; any intentional long vertical cut in a garment. Clearing
Slashnoun
A clearing in a forest, (particularly) those made by logging, fire, or other violent action.
Slashnoun
The slash mark: the punctuation mark ⟨/⟩, sometimes inclusive of any mark produced by a similar slashing movement of the pen, as the backslash ⟨\⟩.
Slashnoun
Female genitalia.
Slashnoun
The loose woody debris remaining from a slash, the trimmings left while preparing felled trees for removal.
Slashnoun
clipping of slash fiction: fan fiction focused upon "shipping", or pairing, characters.
Slashnoun
A drink of something; a draft.
Slashnoun
A piss: an act of urination.
Slashnoun
(US) A swampy area; a swamp.
Slashnoun
(UK) nodot=1: a deep trough of finely-fractured culm or a circular or elliptical pocket of coal.
Slashverb
To cut or attempt to cut, particularly:
Slashverb
To cut with a swift broad stroke of an edged weapon.
Slashverb
To produce a similar wound with a savage strike of a whip.
Slashverb
(ice hockey) To strike swiftly and laterally with a hockey stick, usually across another player's arms or legs.
Slashverb
(figuratively) To reduce sharply.
Slashverb
(fashion) To create slashes in a garment.
Slashverb
(figuratively) To criticize cuttingly.
Slashverb
To strike violently and randomly, particularly:
Slashverb
(cricket) To swing wildly at the ball.
Slashverb
To move quickly and violently.
Slashverb
To crack a whip with a slashing motion.
Slashverb
To clear land, with violent action such as logging or brushfires or through grazing.
Slashverb
To write slash fiction.
Slashverb
To piss, to urinate.
Slashadverb
Used to note the sound or action of a slash.
Slashconjunction
Used to connect two or more identities in a list.
Slashconjunction
Used to list alternatives.
Slashverb
To cut by striking violently and at random; to cut in long slits.
Slashverb
To lash; to ply the whip to.
Slashverb
To crack or snap, as a whip.
Slashverb
To strike violently and at random, esp. with an edged instrument; to lay about one indiscriminately with blows; to cut hastily and carelessly.
Slashnoun
A long cut; a cut made at random.
Slashnoun
A large slit in the material of any garment, made to show the lining through the openings.
Slashnoun
Swampy or wet lands overgrown with bushes.
Slashnoun
A opening or gap in a forest made by wind, fire, or other destructive agency.
Slashnoun
a wound made by cutting;
Slashnoun
an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)
Slashnoun
a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
Slashnoun
a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
Slashverb
cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
Slashverb
beat severely with a whip or rod;
Slashverb
cut open;
Slashverb
cut drastically;
Slashverb
move or stir about violently;
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.
