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dart

/dɑɹt/noun, verb1 syllable

Dart means: run or move very quickly or hastily.

Synonyms for dart12

noun, as in a sudden quick movement

flit

verb, as in run or move very quickly or hastily

dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot, tear, shoot down, charge, buck

verb, as in move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

flit, flutter, fleet

What does dart mean?6

verb

1

run or move very quickly or hastily“She dashed into the yard”

2

move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart“The hummingbird flitted among the branches”

3

move with sudden speed“His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke”

noun

1

a sudden quick movement

2

a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot

3

a tapered tuck made in dressmaking

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with dart?16

two syllables

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Dart in a sentence

  • The last dart he threw, bounced off the board.russell359
  • The scorpion struck with its venomous dart, leaving a burning sting.mraz
  • The tiger was hit with a tranquilizer dart.CK
  • The tiger was hit by a tranquilliser dart.sundown
  • Arn Chorn-Pond sits with his eyes closed, exhaling as his fingers dart along his bamboo flute.Cangarejo
  • Tom was killed by a poison dart fired from a blowgun.Hybrid
  • Tom was hit by a tranquilizer dart.CK
  • Tom was killed with a poisoned dart.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of dart

as a noun

plural
darts

as a verb

past tense
darted
present participle
darting
third-person singular
darts
past participle
darted