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speed vs dash

dash vs speed

speed and dash both are nouns.

speed and dash both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
speed Yes No Yes No
dash Yes No Yes No
As verbs, dash is a hyponym of speed; that is, dash is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than speed:
  • speed: move hurridly
  • dash: run or move very quickly or hastily
Other hyponyms of speed include barge, push forward, thrust ahead, buck, charge, shoot, shoot down, tear, dart, flash, scoot, scud, shoot.
speed (noun) dash (noun)
changing location rapidly a quick run
a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression the act of moving with great haste
a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens distinctive and stylish elegance
the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
distance travelled per unit time 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
speed (verb) dash (verb)
move faster break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
cause to move faster add an enlivening or altering element to
move very fast hurl or thrust violently
travel at an excessive or illegal velocity cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
move hurridly run or move very quickly or hastily
destroy or break
Difference between speed and dash

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