1. (

• dart ,
• dash ,
• scoot ,
• scud ,
• flash ,
• shoot

) run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard" ;

2. (

• smash ,
• dash

) break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate" ;

3. (

• crash ,
• dash ,

) hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock" ;

4. (

• dash

) destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes" ;

5. (

• daunt ,
• dash ,
• scare_off ,
• pall ,
• frighten_off ,
• scare_away ,
• frighten_away ,
• scare ,

) cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" ;

6. (

• dash ,

) add an enlivening or altering element to; "blue paint dashed with white" ;

1. (

• dashing ,
• gallant

) lively and spirited; "a dashing hero" ;

2. (

• dapper ,
• dashing ,
• jaunty ,
• natty ,
• raffish ,
• rakish ,
• spiffy ,
• snappy ,
• spruce

) marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" ;