dash [ˈdæʃ]

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¹ dash verb

• to run or move quickly or suddenly —often + off
• to hit something in a violent and forceful way
• to break or destroy (something) by throwing or hitting it against something

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² dash noun

• a punctuation mark — that is used especially to show a break in thought or in the structure of a sentence (as in "We don't know where—or how—the problem began.")
• a small amount of something that is added to something else—usually singular —usually + of
• the act of running or moving quickly or suddenly in a particular direction or to a particular place