dash-n; 10 Senses

Sense Number 1: possessing flamboyant vigor, confidence

Commentary: DASH[+quality][+manner][+vigor][+flamboyant]

Examples:
Women think that political candidate has a lot of dash and charisma.
Mary's parties always have a lot of dash about them.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: a short hasty journey to a destination

Commentary: DASH[+event][+journey][+short][+hasty]

Examples:
Mary made a last-minute dash to the mall for some Christmas presents.
He felt exhausted after his frantic dash to the airport.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: a sports event which is a brief foot race

Commentary: DASH[+event][+sports][+race][+foot][+short]

Examples:
Bob won the gold medal in the 100-yard dash.
They are practicing for the 50-yard dash.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: a sudden bolt or running

Commentary: DASH[+event][+running][+sudden]

Examples:
The burglar made a dash for the door when he heard the sound.
My dash to save the glass from falling to the floor did not succeed.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 5: punctuation mark used in writing

Commentary: DASH[+entity][+symbolic][+notation][+punctuation][+writing]

Examples:
He spelled the obscene word with a few dashes replacing letters, so it looked less vulgar on the page.
The playwright used a dash in the middle of the king's speech to indicate an interruption by the queen.
The teacher taught them when to use dashes and when to use semicolons.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 6: the longer telegraphic signal of Morse Code

Commentary: DASH[+entity][+symbolic][+notation][+signal][+telegraphic][+longer][+Morse_Code]

Examples:
What do three dots and four dashes signify in Morse Code?
A dash has longer duration than a dot in Morse Code.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 7: a small, additional and distinctive quantity of something

Commentary: DASH[+quantity][+small][+additional][+distinctive]

Examples:
This soup needs just a dash of salt.
His speech was punctuated throughout with dashes of humor.

Mappings:
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 8: an instrument panel

Commentary: DASH[+entity][+artifact][+panel][+instrument]
NOTE: short form of 'dashboard'

Examples:
The man hit his head hard on the dash during the collision.
The lights on the dash glowed a soft green.

Mappings:
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 8

Sense Number 9: musical notation as a vertical bar, indicating staccato

Commentary: DASH[+entity][+symbolic][+notation][+musical][+for_staccato]

Examples:
The dashes above these notes mean to play them in a staccato manner.

Mappings:
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 3b

Sense Number 10: a sudden hitting or striking against

Commentary: DASH[+event][+hitting_against][+sudden]

Examples:
The dash of hail against the windshield caused a large crack.
The dash of the ship against the rocks was a terrible sight to behold.

Mappings:
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1