dash vs knock down

knock down vs dash

dash is a noun but knock down is not a noun.

dash and knock down both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dash	Yes	No	Yes	No
knock down	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, knock down is a hyponym of dash; that is, knock down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dash:

dash: break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
knock down: shatter as if by explosion

Other hyponyms of dash include blast.

dash (noun)	knock down (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)	knock down (verb)
break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over	shatter as if by explosion
add an enlivening or altering element to	knock down with force
hurl or thrust violently	cause to come or go down
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 knock down

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