· distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"

Synonym(s): elan, flair, panache, style

Hypernym(s): elegance

· a quick run

Synonym(s): sprint

Hypernym(s): run, running

· a footrace run at top speed; "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash"

Hypernym(s): track_event

· 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

Synonym(s): hyphen

Hypernym(s): punctuation, punctuation_mark

· the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

Synonym(s): dah

Hypernym(s): telegraphic_signal, radiotelegraphic_signal

· the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"

Synonym(s): bolt

Hypernym(s): haste, hurry, rush, rushing

· run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

Synonym(s): dart, scoot, scud, flash, shoot

Hypernym(s): rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt_along, rush_along, cannonball_along, bucket_along, belt_along, step_on_it

· break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"

Synonym(s): smash

Hypernym(s): break

· hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock"

Synonym(s): crash

Hypernym(s): hurl, hurtle, cast

· destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes"

Hypernym(s): thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk

· cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"

Synonym(s): daunt, scare_off, pall, frighten_off, scare_away, frighten_away, scare

Hypernym(s): intimidate

· add an enlivening or altering element to; "blue paint dashed with white"

Hypernym(s): mix, mix_in