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Nouns (13)

dash

n. a footrace run at top speed; "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash"

sprint

n. a quick run

dah

n. the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

bolt, tear

n. the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"

minus sign, hyphen

n. 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

minus sign, hyphen

n. the character -

style, panache, elan, flair

n. distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"

Verbs (8)

sprint

v. run very fast, usually for a short distance

smash, break into pieces

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

shoot, scud, dart, flash, scoot

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

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (171)

lurch, lunge

n. the act of moving forward suddenly

touch, trace

n. a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"

zest, relish, gusto, zestfulness

n. vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

vitality, verve

n. an energetic style

distinction

n. a distinguishing quality; "it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town"

life

n. a living person; "his heroism saved a life"

heart, spirit

n. an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart"

vigor, vigour

n. active strength of body or mind

bit, morsel

n. a small quantity of anything; "a bit of paper was all he needed"

inch, in

n. a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

molecule

n. (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

particle, speck, atom, molecule, mote

n. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

speed, hurry, zip, travel rapidly

v. move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"

shoot, dash, scud, dart, flash, scoot

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

scramble, move hastily

v. to move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them"

bolt, run out, run off, bolt out

v. leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"

bolt, go off, run off, decamp, abscond, absquatulate

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

flit, flutter, dart, fleet

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

gallop

v. go at galloping speed; "The horse was galloping along"

jump, leap, spring, bound

v. move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

burst, bust, shatter

v. "The wine glass shattered"

fragment, break up, fragmentize, break into fragments

v. break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"

splinter, sliver, break into splinters

v. break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered"

crush, break into pieces

v. break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy"

dive, swim under water

v. swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells"

charge, commit, send, institutionalize

v. cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"

shoot, tear, charge, buck, shoot down

v. move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

crash, break up, break apart

v. break violently or noisily; smash;

bustle, hustle, bustle about

v. move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

fly, move quickly, move suddenly

v. move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"

clamber, scramble, struggle, skin, shin, sputter, shinny

v. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

scramble, move hastily

v. to move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them"

scamper, scurry, scuttle, skitter, move rapidly

v. to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"

bolt, go off, run off, decamp, abscond, absquatulate

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

fly, wing, be airborne

v. travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"

fly

v. be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"

fly, flee, take flight

v. run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"

hurtle

v. move with or as if with a rushing sound; "The cars hurtled by"

flit, flutter, dart, fleet

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

bolt, run out, run off, bolt out

v. leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"

dash, sprint

v. run very fast, usually for a short distance

forge, spurt, spirt

v. move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

zoom, move noisily

v. move with a low humming noise

streak

v. run naked in a public place

speed, hurry, zip, travel rapidly

v. move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"

run, move by running

v. move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"

lam, run, bunk, break away, scarper, run away, turn tail

v. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

crash, fall violently

v. fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"

fold, turn up, fold up

v. bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"

crash

v. move with, or as if with, a crashing noise; "The car crashed through the glass door"

bump, dance erotically

v. dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; "bump and grind"

crash, move violently

v. move violently as through a barrier; "The terrorists crashed the gate"

fling

v. move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa"

thrust, hurl, lunge, hurtle

v. make a thrusting forward movement

throw

v. move violently, energetically, or carelessly; "She threw herself forwards"

gallop

v. go at galloping speed; "The horse was galloping along"

jump, leap, spring, bound

v. move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

jet, gush

v. issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building"

Synonyms (3)

cut back, flash back, return in time

v. return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"

Antonyms (0)

dash

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