dart
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
darts
plural
darts
Britannica Dictionary definition of DART
1
[count]
:
a small object that has a sharp point at one end and that is thrown in the game of darts or used as a weapon
— often used figuratively
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throwing darts
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He was hit with a poisoned dart.
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She frequently uses her editorials to hurl/throw darts at the White House. [=to sharply criticize the White House]
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He'd been sending darts of sarcasm in her direction all evening.
2
darts
[noncount]
:
a game in which darts are thrown at a board that is marked with circles
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see also dartboard
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Her favorite game is darts.
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Let's play darts.
3
[singular]
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a quick movement
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a quick dart to the left
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(chiefly Brit) The cat made a dart for the door.
4
[count]
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a sudden, sharp pain
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A dart of pain ran through his back.
5
[count]
:
a small fold that is sewn into a piece of clothing
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She sewed a couple of darts in the skirt to make it fit better.
2
dart
/ˈdɑɚt/
verb
darts;
darted;
darting
2
dart
/ˈdɑɚt/
verb
darts;
darted;
darting
Britannica Dictionary definition of DART
always followed by an adverb or preposition
:
to run or move quickly or suddenly in a particular direction or to a particular place
[no object]
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We saw a deer dart across the road.
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I darted [=dashed] inside to get some ice.
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Her eyes darted from the door to the window. [=she looked suddenly and briefly at the door and then at the window]
[+ object]
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The frog darted its tongue at a fly.
dart a glance/look at
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to look suddenly and briefly at (something or someone)
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She darted a suspicious glance at her sister.
