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darted

[dahrt]

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noun

a small, slender missile that is pointed at one end and usually feathered at the other and is propelled by hand, as in the game of darts, or by a blowgun when used as a weapon.

something similar in function to such a missile, as the stinging member of an insect.

darts, (used with a singular verb) a game in which darts are thrown at a target usually marked with concentric circles divided into segments and with a bull's-eye in the center.

an act of darting; a sudden swift movement.

a tapered seam of fabric for adjusting the fit of a garment.

verb (used without object)

to move swiftly; spring or start suddenly and run swiftly: A mouse darted out of the closet and ran across the room.

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a fool or simpleton; ninny.

a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

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verb (used with object)

to thrust or move suddenly or rapidly: He darted his eyes around the room.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Old Low Franconian; compare Old English daroth, Old High German tart, Old Norse darrathr spear, lance

Related forms

dart·ing·ly, adverb

dart·ing·ness, noun

Synonyms
1. arrow, barb. 6. dash, bolt, shoot.

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Word Origin & History

dart

early 14c., from O.Fr. dart, from P.Gmc. *darothuz, source of O.E. daroð. Verb meaning "to move like a dart" is attested from 1610s.