dash vs rushing

rushing vs dash

dash and rushing both are nouns.

dash is a verb but rushing is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dash	Yes	No	Yes	No
rushing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, rushing is a hypernym of dash; that is, rushing is a word with a broader meaning than dash:

dash: the act of moving with great haste
rushing: the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

Other hypernyms of dash include haste, hurry, rush.

dash (noun)	rushing (noun)
a quick run	(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
the act of moving with great haste	the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
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)	rushing (verb)
break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
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 rushing

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.