dash
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Synonyms & Antonyms for dash
Synonyms: Verb
gallop, jog, run, scamper, sprint, trip, trot
Synonyms: Noun
beans, bounce, brio, drive, dynamism, energy, esprit, gas, get-up-and-go, ginger, go, gusto, hardihood, juice, life, moxie, oomph, pep, punch, sap, snap, starch, verve, vigor, vim, vinegar, vitality, zing, zip
Antonyms: Noun
lethargy, listlessness, sluggishness, torpidity
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Examples of dash in a Sentence
Verb
I'm sorry, but I must dash. I'm late. She dashed down the hallway to the bathroom. People were dashing inside to get out of the rain. The waves dashed the boat against the rocks. Her hopes of winning a medal were dashed after she broke her leg.Noun
We made a dash for the exit. the cavalry officer's dash and enthusiasm inspired his men to follow him into battle
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
On the first play of their next possession, Bradford dashed up the middle and broke free for a 47-yard touchdown run. — Daily Pilot, "Fountain Valley football drops to 0-2 with loss at North Torrance," 30 Aug. 2019 But those hopes have been dashed, and many experts now predict that the trade war is likely to persist beyond next year's presidential election. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, "U.S. trade war with China is torpedoing consumer confidence," 16 Aug. 2019 But those hopes had largely been dashed by low voter turnout, a conservative streak among older Latinos, and Republican strength in the rural and suburban areas. — Los Angeles Times, "In suburban Texas, ‘it feels like there’s no place for lifelong Republicans like me’," 13 Aug. 2019 Players in the Colorado clubhouse are having a hard time wrapping their minds around the realization that their stubborn dreams of October baseball have been dashed before the first day of August. — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, "Kiszla: The Rockies are a nothing burger. And at trade deadline, all GM Jeff Bridich did was pass the ketchup.," 31 July 2019 Walmart’s hopes of somehow circumventing rules to protect local shop-keepers, which have long prevented most foreign retailers from opening stores, have been repeatedly dashed. — The Economist, "Walmart takes a second shot at the Indian market," 9 May 2018 To wit: a carnival, classic film fest, auto show, dunk tank, farmer’s market, 5K run and kids dash, and even a Sunday pancake breakfast (whew!). — Web Behrens, chicagotribune.com, "15 things to do with the kids Aug. 19-25," 18 Aug. 2019 He and his colleagues dashed into Dragon Herbs, a tea shop, and were briefly on lockdown. — Los Angeles Times, "Man in custody after guard shoots at knife-wielding suspect at Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica," 16 Aug. 2019 The first use of smiley faces, often composed of a colon, dash and close parenthesis, now called emoticons, was in the 1960s. — Sophia Kunthara, SFChronicle.com, "Who needs words when you have emoji?," 6 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Fields must develop that skill as a dual-threat who flourishes in the open field with a 4.38 40-yard-dash time (4.42 laser time). — Stephen Means,