knock down vs dash

dash vs knock down

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

knock down and dash both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of knock down include smash.

knock down (noun)	dash (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

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

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