Dash vs. Underscore

By Muazma Batool — Published on April 26, 2023

Difference Between Dash and Underscore
◉Underscore
To put emphasis on; stress
In a press release, the leaders underscored their commitment to continued negotiations.
◉Underscore
To cause to appear important or deserving of attention
The energy crisis underscored the need to increase fuel efficiency.
◉Underscore
To emphasize or draw attention to.
I wish to underscore the importance of proper formatting.
◉Dash
To affect by adding another element or ingredient to
ice cream that was dashed with rum.
◉Dash
To discourage or dispirit
"This discouraging information a little dashed the child" (Charles Dickens).
◉Dash
A swift, violent blow or stroke
knocked the books to the floor with an impatient dash of his hand.
◉Dash
(Sports) A footrace, usually less than a quarter-mile long, run at top speed from the outset.
◉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
(typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).
◉Dash
A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.
Add a dash of vinegar.
◉Dash
(intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.
He dashed across the field.
◉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 mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality.
to dash wine with water
◉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
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
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 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
hurl or thrust violently;
He dashed the plate against the wall
Waves were dashing against the rock
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