Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dash_off
2 senses of dash off
Sense 1
dash off, scratch off, knock off, toss off, fling off -- (write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper"; "He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess")
=> write, compose, pen, indite -- (produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels")
Sense 2
dash down, dash off -- (write down hastily; "She dashed off a letter to her lawyer")
=> write down, set down, get down, put down -- (put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.)