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dart

[ dahrt ]

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noun

a small, slender missile that is pointed at one end and usually feathered at the other and is propelled by hand, as in the game of darts, or by a blowgun when used as a weapon.
Synonyms: barb, arrow
something similar in function to such a missile, as the stinging member of an insect.
darts, (used with a singular verb) a game in which darts are thrown at a target usually marked with concentric circles divided into segments and with a bull's-eye in the center.
an act of darting; a sudden swift movement.
a tapered seam of fabric for adjusting the fit of a garment.

verb (used without object)

to move swiftly; spring or start suddenly and run swiftly:
A mouse darted out of the closet and ran across the room.
Synonyms: shoot, bolt, dash

verb (used with object)

to thrust or move suddenly or rapidly:
He darted his eyes around the room.

dart

/ dɑːt /

noun

a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot, as in the game of darts
a sudden quick movement
zoology a slender pointed structure, as in snails for aiding copulation or in nematodes for penetrating the host's tissues
a tapered tuck made in dressmaking

verb

to move or throw swiftly and suddenly; shoot
she darted across the room

dart

/ dɑːt /

noun

any of various tropical and semitropical marine fish

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Derived Forms

ˈdarting, adjective
ˈdartingly, adverb

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Other Words From

darting·ly adverb
darting·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dart¹

1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Old Low Franconian; compare Old English daroth, Old High German tart, Old Norse darrathr spear, lance

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dart¹

C14: from Old French, of Germanic origin; related to Old English daroth spear, Old High German tart dart

Origin of dart²

from Middle English darce , from Late Latin dardus , dart, javelin

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