Definition of "Dash" :

noun: a quick run

noun: the act of moving with great haste

"He made a dash for the door."

noun: distinctive and stylish elegance

"He wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer."

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

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

noun: a footrace run at top speed

"He is preparing for the 100-yard dash."

verb: add an enlivening or altering element to

"Blue paint dashed with white."

verb: break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over

verb: hurl or thrust violently

"He dashed the plate against the wall."

verb: cause to lose courage

"Dashed by the refusal."

verb: run or move very quickly or hastily

"She dashed into the yard."

verb: destroy or break

"Dashed ambitions and hopes."