1
a
archaic
: a light spear
b(1)
: a small missile usually with a pointed shaft at one end and feathers at the other
(2)
2
a
: something projected with sudden speed
especially
: a sharp glance
b
: something causing sudden pain or distress
darts of sarcasm
3
: something with a slender pointed shaft or outline
specifically
: a stitched tapering fold in a garment
4
: a quick movement
made a dart for the door
darted; darting; darts
1
: to throw with a sudden movement
2
: to thrust or move with sudden speed
3
: to shoot with a dart containing a usually tranquilizing drug
: to move suddenly or rapidly
darted across the street
Examples of dart in a Sentence
Noun
He was hit with a poisoned dart.
Her favorite game is darts.
a quick dart to the left
Verb
We saw a deer dart across the road.
The frog darted its tongue at a fly.
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Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
Three pairs of contestants – each including a keen darts player (the ‘thrower’) and their partner (the ‘knower’) – compete, throwing darts at different game boards and answering questions.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 25 Feb. 2025
Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
The Czech Republic Under-21 international would then have striker Darwin Nunez darting towards him, so repeatedly hit it long where, inevitably, Virgil van Dijk won the aerial duel against Richarlison and Liverpool regained control.
—Jay Harris, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Now proprietors are going after adults with concepts like Holey Moley and Punch Bowl Social, which combines eating and drinking with nostalgic amusements such as billiards, bowling, darts and arcade games.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
Three pairs of contestants – each including a keen darts player (the ‘thrower’) and their partner (the ‘knower’) – compete, throwing darts at different game boards and answering questions.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
According to Storyful, Seren ended up far from shore after darting away from her owner and into the waves along Newton Beach in Porthcawl, Wales.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
The Czech Republic Under-21 international would then have striker Darwin Nunez darting towards him, so repeatedly hit it long where, inevitably, Virgil van Dijk won the aerial duel against Richarlison and Liverpool regained control.
—Jay Harris, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Dart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dart. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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dart
1 of 2 noun1
a
: a small pointed object that is meant to be thrown
b
plural
: a game in which darts are thrown at a target
2
: something causing a sudden pain
3
: a stitched fold in a garment
4
: a quick movement
made a dart for the door
dart
2 of 2 verb
: to move or shoot out suddenly and quickly
the toad darted its tongue at a fly
darted through the traffic
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