dart
[ dahrt ]
/ dɑrt /
noun
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.
verb (used with object)
to thrust or move suddenly or rapidly: He darted his eyes around the room.
Origin of dart
1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Old Low Franconian; compare Old English
daroth, Old High German
tart, Old Norse
darrathr spear, lance
OTHER WORDS FROM dart
dart·ing·ly, adverb dart·ing·ness, nounWords nearby dart
Example sentences from the Web for dart
British Dictionary definitions for dart (1 of 2)
dart
1
/ (dɑːt) /
noun
a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot, as in the game of darts
a sudden quick movement
zoology
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
verb
to move or throw swiftly and suddenly; shoot
she darted across the room
See also
darts
Derived forms of dart
darting, adjective dartingly, adverbWord Origin for dart
C14: from Old French, of Germanic origin; related to Old English
daroth spear, Old High German
tart dart
British Dictionary definitions for dart (2 of 2)
dart
2
/ (dɑːt) /
noun
any of various tropical and semitropical marine fish
Word Origin for dart
from Middle English
darce, from Late Latin
dardus, dart, javelin