dash
/dˈæʃ/
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Definitions
Noun
distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"
Noun
a quick run
Noun
a footrace run at top speed; "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash"
Noun
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
Noun
the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
Noun
the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"
Verb
run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
Verb
break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"
Verb
hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock"
Verb
destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes"
Verb
cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"
Verb
add an enlivening or altering element to; "blue paint dashed with white"
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
More General Terms
baffle
belt along
bilk
break
bucket along
cannonball along
cast
cross
elegance
foil
frustrate
haste
hasten
hie
hotfoot
hurl
hurry
hurtle
intimidate
mix
mix in
pelt along
punctuation
punctuation mark
queer
race
radiotelegraphic signal
restrain
run
running
rush
rush along
rushing
scotch
speed
spoil
step on it
telegraphic signal
thwart
track event