Dash vs. Underscore

To move with haste; rush

To underline

To strike violently; smash

To put emphasis on; stress

To break or smash by striking violently

To cause to appear important or deserving of attention

To hurl, knock, or thrust with sudden violence

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

To remove by striking or wiping

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

To splash; bespatter

(music) A piece of background music.

To write hastily. Often used with off

To underline; to mark a line beneath text.

To drink hastily. Often used with down

To emphasize or draw attention to.

To add an enlivening or altering element to

To draw a mark or line under; to underline.

To affect by adding another element or ingredient to

a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)

To destroy or wreck

give extra weight to (a communication);

To discourage or dispirit

draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to

To damn.

A swift, violent blow or stroke

A splash

A small amount of an added ingredient

A quick stroke, as with a pencil or brush.

A sudden movement; a rush

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

A spirited quality in action or style; verve.

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

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

A dashboard.

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

(computing) A hyphen or minus sign.

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

A short run, flight.

A rushing or violent onset.

Violent strike; a whack.

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

A slight admixture.

Ostentatious vigor.

A dashboard.

A bribe or gratuity; a gift.

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

The dashboard of a Tumblr user.

(intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.

To leave or depart.

(transitive) To destroy by striking (against).

(transitive) To throw violently.

To sprinkle; to splatter.

To mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality.

To ruin; to destroy.

(transitive) To dishearten; to sadden.

To complete hastily.

(transitive) To draw or write quickly; jot.

Damn in forming oaths.

(euphemistic) Damn!

To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or hastily; - often used with against.

To break, as by throwing or by collision; to shatter; to crust; to frustrate; to ruin.

To put to shame; to confound; to confuse; to abash; to depress.

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.

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

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

To rush with violence; to move impetuously; to strike violently; as, the waves dash upon rocks.

Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash.

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

A slight admixture, infusion, or adulteration; a partial overspreading; as, wine with a dash of water; red with a dash of purple.

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.

Energy in style or action; animation; spirit.

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

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.

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

distinctive and stylish elegance;

a quick run

a footrace run at top speed;

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

the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

the act of moving with great haste;

run or move very quickly or hastily;

break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over;

hurl or thrust violently;

destroy or break;

cause to lose courage;

add an enlivening or altering element to;