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Noun
  1. (typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).
    1. (colloquial) Also used to refer to a hyphen or minus sign.
  2. (by extension) The longer of the two symbols of Morse code.
  3. A short run.
  4. A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.
  5. Vigor.
  6. A dashboard.
  7. (Nigeria and Liberia) A bribe or gratuity; a gift
Verb
  1. (intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.
  2. (intransitive, informal) To leave or depart.
  3. (transitive) To destroy by striking (against).
  4. (transitive) To throw violently.
  5. (transitive) To sprinkle; to splatter.
  6. (transitive, of hopes or dreams) To ruin; to destroy.
  7. (transitive) To dishearten; to sadden.
  8. (transitive) To complete hastily, usually with down or off.
  9. To draw quickly; jot.
  10. 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.
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