dash

Noun

• the act of moving with great haste
  • he made a dash for the door
    

• 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
  • he is preparing for the 100-yard dash
    

• a quick run

• distinctive and stylish elegance
  • he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer
    

Verb

• add an enlivening or altering element to
  • blue paint dashed with white
    

• cause to lose courage
  • dashed by the refusal
    

• destroy or break
  • dashed ambitions and hopes
    

• hurl or thrust violently
  • He dashed the plate against the wall
    
  • Waves were dashing against the rock
    

• break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
  • Smash a plate
    

• run or move very quickly or hastily
  • She dashed into the yard
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  bolt , dah , hyphen , sprint , elan , flair , panache , style , daunt , scare off , pall , frighten off , scare away , frighten away , scare , crash , smash , dart , scoot , scud , flash , shoot