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To darn is defined as to fix a hole in cloth by weaving a patch across the hole.

(verb)

When you use thread to weave a patch a hole in a sock, this is an example of a time when you darn the sock.

Darn is defined as a way to show disappointment or dismay, as a more proper version of the word "damn."

(interjection)

When you slam your finger with a hammer but you do not want to shout a swear word, this is an example of a time when you would shout "darn!"

See darn in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to mend (cloth) or repair (a hole or tear in cloth) by sewing a network of stitches across the gap

Origin: < MFr dial. darner, to piece together, mend < Bret darn, a piece < IE base *der-, to pull off, split apart > tear

noun

a darned place in fabric

Related Forms:

darner noun

transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, adjective, adverb, interjection

Informal damn (the curse)

Related Forms:

darned adjective, adverb

See darn in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb darned darned, darn·ing, darns

verb, transitive

To mend (a garment, for example) by weaving thread or yarn across a gap or hole.

verb, intransitive

To repair a hole, as in a garment, by weaving thread or yarn across it.

noun

A hole repaired by weaving thread or yarn across it: a sock full of darns.

Origin:

Origin: French dialectal darner

Origin: , perhaps from Norman French darne, piece

Origin: , from Breton darn

interjection

Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance.

adverb & adj.

Damn.

transitive verb darned darned, darn·ing, darns

To damn.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of damn

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