dash

Punctuation marks
apostrophe ( ' ) ( ’ ) brackets ( ( ) ) ( [ ] ) ( { } ) ( 〈 〉 ) colon ( : ) comma ( , ) dashes ( ‒ ) ( – ) ( — ) ( ― ) ellipsis ( … ) ( ... ) exclamation mark ( ! ) full stop/period ( . ) hyphen ( - ) ( ‐ ) interrobang ( ‽ ) question mark ( ? ) quotation marks ( ‘ ’ ) ( “ ” ) semicolon ( ; ) slash/solidus ( / ) space ( ) and interpunct ( · )
Other typographer's marks
ampersand ( & ) asterisk ( * ) and asterism ( ⁂ ) at ( @ ) backslash ( \ ) bullet ( •, more ) dagger ( † ‡ ) degrees ( ° ) number sign ( # ) prime ( ′ ) tilde ( ~ ) underscore ( _ ) vertical bar/pipe ( \| )

[ English

Singular
dash

Plural
dashes

dash (plural dashes)

(typography) The symbol – (en-dash) or — (em-dash)

sometimes dash is also used colloquially to refer to the symbol - (hyphen)
A short run.
A small quantity of a liquid substance; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.

Add a dash of vinegar
A dashboard.
One of the two symbols of Morse code.

Infinitive
to dash

Third person singular
dashes

Simple past
dashed

Past participle
dashed

Present participle
dashing

to dash (third-person singular simple present dashes, present participle dashing, simple past and past participle dashed)

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

He dashed across the field.
(intransitive, informal) To leave or depart.

I have to dash now. See you soon.
(transitive) To destroy by striking (against).

He dashed the bottle against the bar and turned about to fight.
(transitive) To throw violently.

The man was dashed from the vehicle during the accident.
(transitive) To sprinkle; to splatter.
(transitive) To ruin; to destroy.

Her hopes were dashed when she saw thee damage.
(transitive) To dishearten; to sadden.

Her thoughts were dashed to melancholy.
(transitive) To complete hastily, usually with down or off.

He dashed down his eggs, she dashed off her homework