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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: darts /dɑːts/ n - (functioning as singular) any of various competitive games in which darts are thrown at a dartboard
dart /dɑrt/USA pronunciation n. - a small, slender object pointed at one end and usually feathered at the other:[countable]A poisoned dart hit him in the neck.
- Games darts, [noncount;
used with a singular verb] a game in which darts are thrown at a target having a bull's-eye in the center:Darts is harder than it looks. - a sudden swift movement:[countable]The squirrel made a quick dart across the street.
- Clothing a tapered seam of fabric for adjusting the fit of clothing:[countable]He adjusted the darts on the skirt.
v. - [no obj] to move swiftly;
spring suddenly;
dash:The mice darted around the room. - [ ~ + obj] to move suddenly or rapidly:She darted a quick glance at me.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dart (därt),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- Games darts, (used with a sing. v.) 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. - Clothinga tapered seam of fabric for adjusting the fit of a garment.
v.i. - to move swiftly;
spring or start suddenly and run swiftly:A mouse darted out of the closet and ran across the room.
v.t. - to thrust or move suddenly or rapidly:He darted his eyes around the room.
- Old Low Franconian; compare Old English daroth, Old High German tart, Old Norse darrathr spear, lance
- Anglo-French, Old French
- Middle English 1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged arrow, barb.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dash, bolt, shoot.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dart /dɑːt/ n - a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot, as in the game of darts
- a sudden quick movement
- a slender pointed structure, as in snails for aiding copulation or in nematodes for penetrating the host's tissues
- a tapered tuck made in dressmaking
vb - to move or throw swiftly and suddenly; shoot
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, of Germanic origin; related to Old English daroth spear, Old High German tart dartˈdarting adj |