Arrow Definition
ărō
arrowed, arrowing, arrows
noun
arrows
A missile having a straight thin shaft with a pointed head at one end and often flight-stabilizing vanes at the other, meant to be shot from a bow.
American Heritage
Something, such as a directional symbol, that is similar to an arrow in form or function.
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A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
Wiktionary
(graph theory) A directed edge.
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verb
To move like an arrow.
American Heritage
To shoot with an arrow.
Arrowed a deer.
American Heritage
To move swiftly and directly (like an arrow)
Wiktionary
To let fly swiftly and directly.
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Origin of Arrow
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From Old English earh, ārwe, from Proto-Germanic *arhwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érkʷo- (“bow, arrow”).
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Middle English arwe from Old English
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Representing pronunciation.
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