dash

1. verb

1)

he dashed home

Syn:

rush, race, run, sprint, career, charge, shoot, hurtle, hare, fly, speed, zoom; informal tear, belt; Brit.; informal bomb; N.Amer.; informal barrel

2)

he dashed the glass to the ground

Syn:

hurl, smash, fling, slam, throw, toss, cast; informal chuck, sling; N.Amer.; informal peg

3)

her hopes were dashed

Syn:

shatter, destroy, wreck, ruin, demolish, scotch, frustrate, thwart; informal put paid to; Brit.; informal scupper

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Ant:

dawdle, raise

2. noun

1)

a dash for the door

Syn:

rush, race, run, sprint, bolt, dart, leap, charge, bound

2)

a dash of salt

Syn:

pinch, touch, sprinkle, taste, spot, drop, dab, splash; informal smidgen, tad

3)

he led off with such dash

Syn:

verve, style, flamboyance, gusto, zest, elan, flair, vigour, panache; informal pizzazz, oomph