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The definition of a dart is a small pointed missile with feathers at the rear which is used in target practice, or a quick movement.
(noun)- An example of a dart is what people throw at a bulls eye on a board.
- An example of a dart is a quick run from the yard to the driveway to minimize the time in the rain.
Dart is defined as to move or throw quickly.
(verb)An example of dart is to race through a forest in a game of hide and seek.
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See dart in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a small, pointed missile, usually with the rear end feathered, used as for throwing at a target in games or for shooting from a blowgun
- anything resembling this
- a sudden, quick movement
- a short, stitched fold that tapers to a point, used to shape a garment
- a game in which darts (see dartsense ) are thrown at a target ()
Origin: ME < OFr < Frank *darod (akin to OE daroth), spear
transitive verb, intransitive verb
- to throw, shoot, or send out suddenly and fast
- to move suddenly and fast
See dart in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. A slender, pointed missile, often having tail fins, thrown by hand, shot from a blowgun, or expelled by an exploding bomb.b. An object likened to a slender, pointed missile either in shape, use, or effect.
- The stinger of an insect.
- darts (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Games A game in which small, slender, pointed missiles are thrown at a target.
- A sudden, rapid movement.
- A tapered tuck sewn to adjust the fit of a garment.
To move suddenly and rapidly: The dog darted across the street.
verb, transitive- To thrust or throw suddenly and rapidly.
- To cause to move swiftly and abruptly: The squirrel darted its head from side to side before scampering up the tree.
- To shoot (an animal) with a tranquilizing dart.
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Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , of Germanic origin
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