dash
• verb 1 run or travel in a great hurry. 2 strike or throw with great force. 3 destroy or frustrate (hopes). 4 (dash off) write (something) hurriedly. • exclamation Brit. informal used to express mild annoyance. • noun 1 an act of dashing. 2 chiefly N. Amer. a sprint. 3 a small amount added: a dash of soda. 4 impressive style; flair. 5 a horizontal stroke in writing, marking a pause or omission. 6 the longer of the signals used in Morse code. — ORIGIN probably symbolic of forceful movement.
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