dash
noun
distinctive and stylish elegance
“he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer”
a quick run
Synonymssprinta 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
Synonymshyphenthe longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
Synonymsdahthe act of moving with great haste
“he made a dash for the door”
Synonymsbolt
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”
Synonymssmashhurl or thrust violently
“He dashed the plate against the wall”
“Waves were dashing against the rock”
Synonymscrashdestroy 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”
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University