A sprint].

Common dashes include: 50-yard, 100-yard, century, 220-yard, 50-meter, 100-meter, 200-meter;

A short, swift movement

spurt, sortie, rush, bolt; see run 1.

Punctuation marking a break in thought

em, em dash, em quad, quad, quadrat, en, en quad, en dash, two-em quad, etc., mutton quad*, nut quad*; see also mark 1, punctuation.

A little of something

little, a few drops, pinch, hint, sprinkle, scattering, sprinkling, seasoning, zest, touch, dab, slight admixture, grain, trace, tinge, suspicion, suggestion, squirt, splash, taste, soupçon, infinitesimal amount, teentsy-weentsy bit*, smidgen*; see also bit 1, part 1, trace 1.

Antonyms too much*, quantity*, excess.

To strike violently

smash, crash, buffet, pound; see beat 1, 3, break 2, smash.

To discourage

thwart, dampen, dismay, blast; see destroy 1, discourage 1.

To sprint

race, speed, tear; see run 2.

To throw

hurl, fling, cast; see throw 1.

To splash

spatter, splatter, swash; see splash.