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dash
noun (QUICK MOVEMENT) /dæʃ/Definition
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B2 [S] the act of running somewhere very quickly: I made a dash for the bathroom. There was a mad dash for the exit. As soon as the rain dies down I'm going to make a dash for it (= run somewhere very fast).Moving quickly › [C usually singular] mainly US a race over a short distance: Who won the 100-yard dash?Athletics
(Definition of dash noun (QUICK MOVEMENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- athlete noun
- athleticism noun
- athletics noun
- caber noun
- false start noun (RACE)
- gun noun
- half-marathon noun
- hammer throwing noun
- marathon adjective (RACE)
- marathon noun (RACE)
- middle-distance adjective
- pentathlon noun
- pole vault noun
- relay noun (TEAM)
- run-up noun
- running noun (GOING QUICKLY)
- shot noun (METAL BALL)
- straight noun (SPORTS TRACK)
- the triple jump noun
- track meet noun
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