dash

1. 1.

   run or move very quickly or hastily

   “She dashed into the yard”

   Synonymsdartscootscudflashshoot

   Broaderrush

   Narrowerplunge
2. 2.

   break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over

   “Smash a plate”

   Synonymssmash

   Broaderbreak

   Narrowerblast
3. 3.

   hurl or thrust violently

   “He dashed the plate against the wall”

   “Waves were dashing against the rock”

   Synonymscrash

   Broaderhurl
4. 4.

   destroy or break

   “dashed ambitions and hopes”

   Broaderthwart
5. 5.

   cause to lose courage

   “dashed by the refusal”

   Synonymsdauntscare offpallfrighten offscare awayfrighten awayscare

   Broaderintimidate
6. 6.

   add an enlivening or altering element to

   “blue paint dashed with white”

   Broadermix

Other forms of dash

plural

dashes·

past tense

dashed·

present participle

dashing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about dash

What does dash mean?

dash means "distinctive and stylish elegance". That is the primary sense; the word has 12 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dash?

dash has 1 syllable: dash. In IPA it is /ˈdæʃ/.

What is another word for dash?

Close synonyms include elan, flair, panache, style, sprint. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dash a common word?

dash is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with dash?

2 words rhyme with dash. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.