1.distinctive and stylish elegance;
he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer
2.a quick run
3.a footrace run at top speed;
he is preparing for the 100-yard dash
4.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.the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
6.the act of moving with great haste;
he made a dash for the door
1.run or move very quickly or hastily;
She dashed into the yard
2.break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over;
Smash a plate
3.hurl or thrust violently;
He dashed the plate against the wall
4.destroy or break;
dashed ambitions and hopes
5.cause to lose courage;
dashed by the refusal
6.add an enlivening or altering element to;
blue paint dashed with white