dash

the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

add an enlivening or altering element to

“blue paint dashed with white”

a footrace run at top speed

“he is preparing for the 100-yard dash”

destroy or break

“dashed ambitions and hopes”

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”

distinctive and stylish elegance

“he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer”

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

break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over

hurl or thrust violently

“He dashed the plate against the wall”

cause to lose courage

“dashed by the refusal”

a quick run