to strike or smash violently, esp. so as to break to pieces

He dashed the plate into smithereens against the wall.

to throw or thrust violently or suddenly

to dash one stone against another.

to splash, often violently; bespatter (with water, mud, etc.)

He recovered consciousness when they dashed water in his face.

to apply roughly, as by splashing

to dash paint here and there on the wall.

to mix or adulterate by adding another substance

to dash wine with water.

to ruin or frustrate (hopes, plans, etc.)

The rain dashed our hopes for a picnic.

to depress; dispirit

The failure dashed his spirits.

to confound or abash

His rejection dashed and humiliated him.

to strike with violence

The waves dashed against the cliff.

to move with violence; rush

The horses dashed out of the burning stable.

a small quantity of anything thrown into or mixed with something else

a dash of salt.

a hasty or sudden movement; a rush or sudden onset

They all made a dash for the door.

the mark or sign () used to note an abrupt break or pause in a sentence or hesitation in an utterance, to begin and end a parenthetic word, phrase, or clause, to indicate the omission of letters or words, to divide a line, to substitute for certain uses of the colon, and to separate any of various elements of a sentence or series of sentences, as a question from its answer.

the throwing or splashing of liquid against something

the dash of the waves against the dock.

the sound of such splashing

The dash of the waves on the beach could be heard from afar.

spirited action; élan; vigor in action or style

The dancer performed with spirit and dash.

Track . a short race

a 100-yard dash.

dashboard ( def. 1 ) .

Telegraphy . a signal of longer duration than a dot, used in groups of dots, dashes, and spaces to represent letters, as in Morse code.

a hasty stroke, esp. of a pen.

Archaic . a violent and rapid blow or stroke. ?

dash off,

to hurry away; leave

I must dash off now.

Also, dash down. to write, make, accomplish, etc., hastily

We dashed off a letter to announce the news. He dashed down a memo.

cut a dash

to make a striking impression; be ostentatious or showy.

noun

drab , dullness , frumpiness , glob , lump

verb

aid , assist , encourage , help , inspirit

noun

birr , bolt , dart , haste , onset , run , rush , sortie , sprint , spurt , zip , animation , brio , clat , lan , energy , esprit , flourish , force , impressiveness , intensity , life , might , oomph * , panache , power , spirit , strength , vehemence , verve , vigor , vim , vivacity , zing , bit , drop , few drops , flavor , grain , hint , lick , little , part , pinch , scattering , seasoning , smack , smidgen , soupon , sprinkle , sprinkling , squirt , streak , suspicion , taste , tincture , tinge , touch , trace , trifle , zest , bounce , liveliness , pertness , sparkle , vivaciousness , crumb , dab , dot , dram , fragment , iota , jot , minim , mite , modicum , molecule , ort , ounce , particle , scrap , scruple , shred , speck , tittle , whit , breath , ghost , hair , intimation , semblance , shadow , suggestion , whiff , whisper , fleck , pinpoint , spot , punch , starch , vigorousness , vitality

verb

boil , bolt , bound , career , charge , chase , course , dart , fly , gallop , get on it , haste , hasten , hurry , lash , make a run for it , make it snappy , race , rush , rush at , scamper , scoot , scurry , shoot , speed , spring , sprint , tear , beat , bludgeon , cast , crash , cudgel , destroy , fling , hit , hurl , hurtle , lunge , plunge , shatter , shiver , slam , sling , smash , splash , splatter , splinter , throw , abash , baffle , balk , bilk , blast , blight , chagrin , chill , circumvent , cloud , confound , dampen , disappoint , discomfort , dismay , dispirit , foil , nip , ruin , spoil , thwart , heave , launch , pitch , shy , toss , bespatter , slop , slosh , spatter , spray , swash , bucket , bustle , festinate , flash , fleet , flit , hustle , pelt , rocket , run , sail , scour , trot , whirl , whisk , whiz , wing , zip , zoom , animation , energy , flair , oomph , pizazz , spirit , verve , vigor , vim , vivacity