create vs dash

create

verb
  • To make a fuss, complain; to shout. 

  • To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:) 

  • In theatre, to be the first performer of a role; to originate a character. 

  • To confer or invest with a rank or title of nobility, to appoint, ordain or constitute. 

  • To cause, to bring (a non-object) about by an action, behavior, or event, to occasion. 

  • To make or produce from other (e.g. raw, unrefined or scattered) materials or combinable elements or ideas; to design or invest with a new form, shape, function, etc. 

  • To be or do something creative, imaginative, originative. 

  • To bring into existence out of nothing, without the prior existence of the materials or elements used. 

dash

verb
  • To dishearten; to sadden. 

  • To leave or depart. 

  • To complete hastily. 

  • To ruin; to destroy. 

  • To sprinkle; to splatter. 

  • To run quickly or for a short distance. 

  • To destroy by striking (against). 

  • To draw or write quickly; jot. 

  • To throw violently. 

noun
  • Violent strike; a whack. 

  • The dashboard of a Tumblr user. 

  • A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon. 

  • Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar). 

  • A rushing or violent onset. 

  • A short run, flight. 

  • Ostentatious vigor. 

  • The longer of the two symbols of Morse code. 

  • A slight admixture. 

  • A bribe or gratuity; a gift. 

  • A dashboard. 

  • A hyphen or minus sign. 

intj
  • Damn! 

How often have the words create and dash occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )