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dash

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"Quick run"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈdæʃ/Part of speech verb, nounSorted adhsStarts with DEnds with H4 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. add an enlivening or altering element to

Word origin

From Middle English daschen, dassen, from Danish daske (“to slap, strike”), related to Swedish daska (“to smack, slap, spank”), of obscure origin. Compare German tatschen (“to grope, paw”), Old English dwǣsċan (“to quell, put out, destroy, extinguish”). See also dush.

Used in a sentence

  • When the feds came they did the dash.
  • The oar squeaks, a dash sound like moon-hustle on the river:
  • Add a dash of vinegar.

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Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues

01Quick run4 letters
02Quick sprint4 letters
03Short quick run4 letters
04Short race4 letters

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