dash

Noun
  1. Distinctive and stylish elegance (synset 104820120)
    "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"
    is a type of: elegance - a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
    same as: elan, flair, panache, style
  2. A quick run (synset 100295296)
    is a type of: run, running - the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
    subtypes: break - a sudden dash
    same as: sprint
  3. A footrace run at top speed (synset 107484183)
    "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash"
    is a type of: track event - a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor)
  4. 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 (synset 106856198)
    is a type of: punctuation, punctuation mark - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
    same as: hyphen
  5. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code (synset 106818820)
    is a type of: radiotelegraphic signal, telegraphic signal - a signal transmitted by telegraphy
    is a part of: international morse code, morse, morse code - a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
    same as: dah
  6. The act of moving with great haste (synset 100557020)
    "he made a dash for the door"
    is a type of: haste, hurry, rush, rushing - the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
    same as: bolt
Verb
  1. Run or move very quickly or hastily (synset 202065423)
    "She dashed into the yard"
    is a type of: belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it - move hurridly
    subtypes: plunge - dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity
    same as: dart, flash, scoot, scud, shoot
    verb group: buck, charge, shoot, shoot down, tear - move quickly and violently
  2. Break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over (synset 200336733)
    "Smash a plate"
    is a type of: break - destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
    subtypes: blast, knock down - shatter as if by explosion
    same as: smash
    verb group: smash - break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow
  3. Hurl or thrust violently (synset 201510039)
    "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock"
    is a type of: cast, hurl, hurtle - throw forcefully
    same as: crash
  4. Destroy or break (synset 202564529)
    "dashed ambitions and hopes"
    is a type of: baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
  5. Cause to lose courage (synset 201789567)
    "dashed by the refusal"
    is a type of: intimidate - to compel or deter by or as if by threats
    same as: daunt, frighten away, frighten off, pall, scare, scare away, scare off
  6. Add an enlivening or altering element to (synset 200184522)
    "blue paint dashed with white"
    is a type of: mix, mix in - add as an additional element or part

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