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dash

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The meaning (definition) of the word dash

to run very fast for a short way

The word dash used in a sentence

He ran a quick dash across the soccer field.

Words that mean the same as dash (synonyms)

runracesprint

Words that mean the opposite of dash (antonyms)

crawlstroll

How the word dash is said around the world

Frenchtiret (teere)
Spanishestrellarse (aystraylyahrsay)
Mandarin短跑 (duǎn pǎo)
Hindiतेज़ी से दौड़ना (tayzee say dawrnah)
Arabicداش (dahsh)
Russianбросаться (brosat'sia)
Portuguese (EU)traço (trahsuu)
Portuguese (BR)traço (trahsuu)
Japaneseダッシュ (dasshu)
GermanBindestrich (binduhshtrihy)
Urduڈیش (daysh)
Punjabiਡੈਸ਼ (desh)
Korean대시 (daesi)
Hebrewלְזַנֵק (lzahnayk)
Greekπαύλα (paula)
Dutchstreepje (straypyuh)
Tagaloggitling (geetleeng)
Vietnamesedấu gạch ngang (zuhurw ghayky ngahng)
Turkishçizgi (chizgi)
Persianخط تیره (khaht teeray)
Polishkropla (krawplah)
Ukrainianтире (tyre)
Bengaliড্যাশ (dash)
Swedishrusa (roosah)
Italiantrattino (trahteenoh)

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