Synonyms for dash

Noun

1. dash, elan, flair, panache, style, elegance

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

2. dash, sprint, run, running

usage: a quick run

3. dash, track event

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

4. hyphen, dash, punctuation, punctuation mark

usage: 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

5. dash, dah, telegraphic signal, radiotelegraphic signal

usage: the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

6. dash, bolt, haste, hurry, rush, rushing

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

Verb

1. dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot, rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along

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

2. smash, dash, break

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

3. crash, dash, hurl, hurtle, cast

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

4. dash, thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk

usage: destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes"

5. daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare, intimidate, restrain

usage: cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"

6. dash, mix, mix in

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