Dash

[n] a quick run
[n] the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"
[n] distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"
[n] the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
[n] 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
[n] a footrace run at top speed; "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash"
[v] add an enlivening or altering element to; "blue paint dashed with white"
[v] break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"
[v] hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock"
[v] cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"
[v] run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
[v] destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes"

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Synonyms

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

Related Terms

abruptly, aggressiveness, air race, animation, ardor, asperge, automobile race, baffle, bafflement, balk, band, bang, bar, bash, bat, be poised, beat, beat down, beating, bedew, belt, bespatter, besprinkle, betrayed hope, bicycle race, biff, bilk, billow,