Dart Definition

därt

darted, darting, darts

noun

darts

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.

Webster's New World

Anything resembling this.

Webster's New World

An object likened to such a missile.

American Heritage

A game in which darts (see dart) are thrown at a target (dartboard)

Webster's New World

The stinger of an insect.

American Heritage

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verb

darted, darting, darts

To move suddenly and fast.

Webster's New World

To be directed suddenly and rapidly.

His eyes darted around the room.

American Heritage

To throw, shoot, or send out suddenly and fast.

Webster's New World

To cause to dart.

The squirrel darted its head from side to side.

American Heritage

To cast (a look or the eyes) suddenly and rapidly in a direction.

American Heritage

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Antonyms:

Antonyms:
loiter
amble
stop

abbreviation

Disaster Assistance Response Team.

Wiktionary

Disaster Animal Response Team.

Wiktionary

Disaster Area Response Team.

Wiktionary

Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team.

Wiktionary

Disaster Response Team.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Dart

Noun

Singular:

dart

Plural:

darts

Origin of Dart

From Middle English dart, from Old French dart, dard (“dart”), from Old Frankish *daroth (“dart, spear”), from Proto-Germanic *darōþuz (“dart, spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰō- (“to sharpen”); compare Old High German tart (“javelin, dart”), Old English daroþ, dearod (“javelin, spear, dart”), Swedish dart (“dart, dagger”), Icelandic darr, dör (“dart”).

From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old French of Germanic origin

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle English darten, from the noun (see above).

From Wiktionary