dart

Plural: darts

Noun

• a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot
• a tapered tuck made in dressmaking
• a sudden quick movement
• A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
• Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.
• Anything resembling such a missile; something that pierces or wounds like such a weapon.
• A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.
• A cigarette.
• A dart-shaped target towed behind an aircraft to train shooters.
• A plan or scheme.
• A sudden or fast movement.
• A fold that is stitched on a garment.
• A dace (fish) (Leuciscus leuciscus).
• Any of various species of hesperiid butterfly.

Verb

Verb Forms: darted, darting, darts

• To move suddenly and swiftly in a particular direction.
• move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
• run or move very quickly or hastily
• move with sudden speed
  • "His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke"
• To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.
• To send forth suddenly or rapidly; to emit; to shoot.
• To shoot with a dart, especially a tranquilizer dart.
• To fly or pass swiftly, like a dart; to move rapidly in one direction; to shoot out quickly.
• To start and run with speed; to shoot rapidly along.

Examples

• As the sun darted forth his beams, she darted a meaningful glance at me.
• His eyes would DART across the board, seeking opportunities for a bingo.
• Soon as I felt the floor tremor I made a dart for the door.
• The deer darted from the thicket.
• The fish darted under a stone.
• The flying man darted eastward.
• They had to dart the animal to get close enough to help

Synonyms

dash, flash, fleet, flit, flutter, scoot, scud, shoot

Anagrams of dart