dash vs belt along

belt along vs dash

dash is a noun but belt along is not a noun.

dash and belt along both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dash	Yes	No	Yes	No
belt along	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, belt along is a hypernym of dash; that is, belt along is a word with a broader meaning than dash:

dash: run or move very quickly or hastily
belt along: move hurridly

Other hypernyms of dash include bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it.

dash (noun)	belt along (noun)
a quick run
the act of moving with great haste
distinctive and stylish elegance
the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
a footrace run at top speed

dash (verb)	belt along (verb)
break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over	move hurridly
add an enlivening or altering element to
hurl or thrust violently
cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
run or move very quickly or hastily
destroy or break

Difference between dash and belt along

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