Dictionary definition · dash
noun
- distinctive and stylish elegance"he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"
- a quick run
- a footrace run at top speed"he is preparing for the 100-yard dash"
- 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
- the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
- the act of moving with great haste"he made a dash for the door"
verb
- run or move very quickly or hastily"She dashed into the yard"
- break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over"Smash a plate"
- hurl or thrust violently"He dashed the plate against the wall"
- destroy or break"dashed ambitions and hopes"
- cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away"dashed by the refusal"
- add an enlivening or altering element to"blue paint dashed with white"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).