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Dash vs. Underscore

By Muazma Batool — Published on April 26, 2023

Difference Between Dash and Underscore

Dash

To move with haste; rush
dashed into the room.
dashed down the hall.

Underscore

To underline
underscored the incorrect answers in red ink.

Dash

To strike violently; smash
waves dashing on the rocks.

Underscore

To put emphasis on; stress
In a press release, the leaders underscored their commitment to continued negotiations.

Dash

To break or smash by striking violently
The ship was dashed upon the rocks.

Underscore

To cause to appear important or deserving of attention
The energy crisis underscored the need to increase fuel efficiency.

Dash

To hurl, knock, or thrust with sudden violence
dashed the cup against the wall.

Underscore

A line drawn under writing or text to indicate emphasis or italic type.

Dash

To remove by striking or wiping
dash tears from one's face.

Underscore

An underline; a line drawn or printed beneath text; the character _.

Dash

To splash; bespatter
dash water on one's face.

Underscore

(music) A piece of background music.

Dash

To write hastily. Often used with off
dashed off a note to the dean.

Underscore

To underline; to mark a line beneath text.

Dash

To drink hastily. Often used with down
dashed down a glass of milk.

Underscore

To emphasize or draw attention to.
I wish to underscore the importance of proper formatting.

Dash

To add an enlivening or altering element to
a speech dashed with humor.

Underscore

To draw a mark or line under; to underline.

Dash

To affect by adding another element or ingredient to
ice cream that was dashed with rum.

Underscore

a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)

Dash

To destroy or wreck
Our hopes were dashed by the news.

Underscore

give extra weight to (a communication);
Her gesture emphasized her words

Dash

To discourage or dispirit
"This discouraging information a little dashed the child" (Charles Dickens).

Underscore

draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to

Dash

To damn.

Dash

A swift, violent blow or stroke
knocked the books to the floor with an impatient dash of his hand.

Dash

A splash
threw a dash of water on my face.

Dash

A small amount of an added ingredient
a dash of sherry.

Dash

A quick stroke, as with a pencil or brush.

Dash

A sudden movement; a rush
made a dash for the exit.

Dash

(Sports) A footrace, usually less than a quarter-mile long, run at top speed from the outset.

Dash

A spirited quality in action or style; verve.

Dash

Either of two symbols, an emdash or an endash, used in writing and in printing.

Dash

In Morse and similar codes, the long sound or signal used in combination with the dot and silent intervals to represent letters or numbers.

Dash

A dashboard.

Dash

(typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).

Dash

(computing) A hyphen or minus sign.

Dash

(by extension) The longer of the two symbols of Morse code.

Dash

A short run, flight.
When the feds came they did the dash.

Dash

A rushing or violent onset.

Dash

Violent strike; a whack.

Dash

A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.
Add a dash of vinegar.

Dash

A slight admixture.
There is a dash of craziness in his personality.

Dash

Ostentatious vigor.
Aren't we full of dash this morning?

Dash

A dashboard.

Dash

A bribe or gratuity; a gift.

Dash

A stand-in for a censored word, like "Devil" or "damn". (Compare deuce.)

Dash

The dashboard of a Tumblr user.

Dash

(intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.
He dashed across the field.

Dash

To leave or depart.
I have to dash now. See you soon.

Dash

(transitive) To destroy by striking (against).
He dashed the bottle against the bar and turned about to fight.

Dash

(transitive) To throw violently.
The man was dashed from the vehicle during the accident.

Dash

To sprinkle; to splatter.

Dash

To mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality.
to dash wine with water

Dash

To ruin; to destroy.
Her hopes were dashed when she saw the damage.

Dash

(transitive) To dishearten; to sadden.
Her thoughts were dashed to melancholy.

Dash

To complete hastily.
He dashed down his eggs.
She dashed off her homework.

Dash

(transitive) To draw or write quickly; jot.

Dash

Damn in forming oaths.
Dash his impudence! Who is that scoundrel?

Dash

(euphemistic) Damn!

Dash

To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or hastily; - often used with against.
If you dash a stone against a stone in the botton of the water, it maketh a sound.

Dash

To break, as by throwing or by collision; to shatter; to crust; to frustrate; to ruin.
Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
A brave vessel, . . . Dashed all to pieces.
To perplex and dashMaturest counsels.

Dash

To put to shame; to confound; to confuse; to abash; to depress.
Dash the proud gamester in his gilded car.

Dash

To throw in or on in a rapid, careless manner; to mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality; to overspread partially; to bespatter; to touch here and there; as, to dash wine with water; to dash paint upon a picture.
I take care to dash the character with such particular circumstance as may prevent ill-natured applications.
The very source and fount of dayIs dashed with wandering isles of night.

Dash

To form or sketch rapidly or carelessly; to execute rapidly, or with careless haste; - with off; as, to dash off a review or sermon.

Dash

To erase by a stroke; to strike out; knock out; - with out; as, to dash out a word.

Dash

To rush with violence; to move impetuously; to strike violently; as, the waves dash upon rocks.
[He] dashed through thick and thin.
On each hand the gushing waters play,And down the rough cascade all dashing fall.

Dash

Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash.

Dash

A sudden check; abashment; frustration; ruin; as, his hopes received a dash.

Dash

A slight admixture, infusion, or adulteration; a partial overspreading; as, wine with a dash of water; red with a dash of purple.
Innocence when it has in it a dash of folly.

Dash

A rapid movement, esp. one of short duration; a quick stroke or blow; a sudden onset or rush; as, a bold dash at the enemy; a dash of rain.
She takes upon her bravely at first dash.

Dash

Energy in style or action; animation; spirit.

Dash

A vain show; a blustering parade; a flourish; as, to make or cut a great dash.

Dash

A mark or line [-], in writing or printing, denoting a sudden break, stop, or transition in a sentence, or an abrupt change in its construction, a long or significant pause, or an unexpected or epigrammatic turn of sentiment. Dashes are also sometimes used instead of marks or parenthesis.

Dash

The sign of staccato, a small mark [ ] denoting that the note over which it is placed is to be performed in a short, distinct manner.

Dash

A short, spirited effort or trial of speed upon a race course; - used in horse racing, when a single trial constitutes the race.

Dash

distinctive and stylish elegance;
he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer

Dash

a quick run

Dash

a footrace run at top speed;
he is preparing for the 100-yard dash

Dash

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

Dash

the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

Dash

the act of moving with great haste;
he made a dash for the door

Dash

run or move very quickly or hastily;
She dashed into the yard

Dash

break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over;
Smash a plate

Dash

hurl or thrust violently;
He dashed the plate against the wall
Waves were dashing against the rock

Dash

destroy or break;
dashed ambitions and hopes

Dash

cause to lose courage;
dashed by the refusal

Dash

add an enlivening or altering element to;
blue paint dashed with white

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