| dah | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. dah, dash | the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code. |
| ~ international morse code, morse, morse code | a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals). |
| ~ radiotelegraphic signal, telegraphic signal | a signal transmitted by telegraphy. |
| dash | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. dash, elan, flair, panache, style | distinctive and stylish elegance.; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer" |
| ~ elegance | a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste.; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility" |
| n. (act) | 2. dash, sprint | a quick run. |
| ~ running, run | the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace.; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit" |
| ~ break | a sudden dash.; "he made a break for the open door" |
| n. (event) | 3. dash | a footrace run at top speed.; "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash" |
| ~ track event | a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor). |
| n. (communication) | 4. dash, hyphen | 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. |
| ~ punctuation mark, punctuation | the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases. |
| n. (act) | 5. bolt, dash | the act of moving with great haste.; "he made a dash for the door" |
| ~ rush, haste, rushing, hurry | the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner.; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" |
| v. (motion) | 6. dart, dash, flash, scoot, scud, shoot | run or move very quickly or hastily.; "She dashed into the yard" |
| ~ plunge | dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity.; "She plunged at it eagerly" |
| ~ shoot down, buck, tear, charge, shoot | move quickly and violently.; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" |
| ~ belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, hasten | move fast.; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" |
| v. (change) | 7. dash, smash | break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over.; "Smash a plate" |
| ~ smash | break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow.; "The window smashed" |
| ~ break | destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments.; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match" |
| ~ knock down, blast | shatter as if by explosion. |
| v. (contact) | 8. crash, dash | hurl or thrust violently.; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock" |
| ~ hurl, hurtle, cast | throw forcefully. |
| v. (social) | 9. dash | destroy or break.; "dashed ambitions and hopes" |
| ~ frustrate, queer, scotch, thwart, baffle, bilk, foil, cross, spoil | hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" |
| v. (emotion) | 10. dash, daunt, frighten away, frighten off, pall, scare, scare away, scare off | cause to lose courage.; "dashed by the refusal" |
| ~ intimidate, restrain | to compel or deter by or as if by threats. |
| v. (change) | 11. dash | add an enlivening or altering element to.; "blue paint dashed with white" |
| ~ mix in, mix | add as an additional element or part.; "mix water into the drink" |
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