dash

(noun) distinctive and stylish elegance. Synonyms: elan, flair, panache, style. Examples: "He wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer."

(noun) a quick run. Synonyms: sprint.

(noun) a footrace run at top speed. Examples: "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. Synonyms: hyphen.

(noun) the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code. Synonyms: dah.

(noun) the act of moving with great haste. Synonyms: bolt. Examples: "He made a dash for the door."

(verb) run or move very quickly or hastily. Synonyms: dart, scoot, scud, flash, shoot. Examples: "She dashed into the yard."

(verb) break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over. Synonyms: smash. Examples: "Smash a plate."

(verb) hurl or thrust violently. Synonyms: crash. Examples: "He dashed the plate against the wall." "Waves were dashing against the rock."

(verb) destroy or break. Examples: "Dashed ambitions and hopes."

(verb) cause to lose courage. Synonyms: daunt, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare. Examples: "Dashed by the refusal."

(verb) add an enlivening or altering element to. Examples: "Blue paint dashed with white."