dartnoun
uk/dɑːt/us/dɑːrt/dart noun (POINTED OBJECT)
[ C ] a small, thin object with a sharp point that is thrown by hand in a game, shot from a gun, or blown from a tube when used as a weapon
a game in which darts are thrown at a circular board. The number of points won depends on where the darts land on the board:
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Hand weapons
- battleaxe
- bayonet
- blowgun
- blowpipe
- bludgeon
- boomerang
- catapult
- dirk
- flick knife
- harpoon
- hilt
- jackknife
- rapier
- sabre
- scabbard
- scimitar
- shanghai
- sheath
- sheath knife
- two-edged
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dart noun (SEWN FOLD)
[ C ] a small fold, becoming narrower towards one end, that is sewn into a piece of clothing to make it fit better
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Parts of clothes
- armhole
- bodice
- breast
- button-down collar
- clerical collar
- collar
- crew neck
- heel
- lapel
- neckband
- neckline
- patch pocket
- Peter Pan collar
- shoulder
- sleeve
- V-neck
- vent
- waistband
- wing collar
- yoke
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dart noun (QUICK MOVEMENT)
[ C usually singular ] a quick, sudden movement:
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Moving quickly
- beetle
- belt
- bob
- bowl down/along sth
- careen
- career
- gallop
- gun
- leg
- make off
- outran
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- shoot
- stampede
- trot
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dartverb [ I + adv/prep ]
uk/dɑːt/us/dɑːrt/to move quickly or suddenly:
to look quickly at someone:
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Moving quickly
- beetle
- belt
- bob
- bowl down/along sth
- careen
- career
- gallop
- gun
- leg
- make off
- outran
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- shoot
- stampede
- trot
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