Synonyms of dash

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"

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