dash

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"

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"; "Waves were dashing against the rock"

destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes"

cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"

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