verb (used with object) 1. to strike or smash violently, esp. so as to break to pieces: He dashed the plate into smithereens against the wall. 2. to throw or thrust violently or ...

transitive verb. to throw so as to break; smash; to strike with violence; to throw, knock, or thrust: with away, down, against, etc. to splash or spatter (liquid) on (someone or ...

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sort results: alphabetical | rank ? Rank Abbr. Meaning ***** DASH: Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension ***** DASH: Division of Adolescent and School Health (Centers for Disease ...

A mark of punctuation (--), technically known as an "em dash," used to set off a word or phrase after an independent clause or to set off words, phrases, or clauses that interrupt ...

dash: see punctuation punctuation [Lat.,=point], the use of special signs in writing to clarify how words are used; the term also refers to the signs themselves.

noun . a mark of punctuation (?) used in place of a word or part of a word previously spelled out.

dash v. , dashed , dashing , dashes . v.tr. To break or smash by striking violently. To hurl, knock, or thrust with sudden violence

Dashes are used in pairs around text that adds extra information and can be omitted without affecting the structure of the sentence: He drives to Portland and back - a round trip ...

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