Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dahrt]
- /dɑrt/
- /dɑːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dahrt]
- /dɑrt/
Definitions of dart word
- verb dart If a person or animal darts somewhere, they move there suddenly and quickly. 3
- verb dart If you dart a look at someone or something, or if your eyes dart to them, you look at them very quickly. 3
- countable noun dart A dart is a small, narrow object with a sharp point which can be thrown or shot. 3
- uncountable noun dart Darts is a game in which you throw darts at a round board which has numbers on it. 3
- noun dart a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot, as in the game of darts 3
- noun dart a sudden quick movement 3
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Origin of dart
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Old Low Franconian; compare Old English daroth, Old High German tart, Old Norse darrathr spear, lance
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Parts of speech for Dart
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dart popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dart
verb dart
- float — to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant: The hollow ball floated.
- hurtle — to rush violently; move with great speed: The car hurtled down the highway.
- fling — to throw, cast, or hurl with force or violence: to fling a stone.
- flit — to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along: bees flitting from flower to flower.
- scamper — to run or go hastily or quickly.
noun dart
- arrow — An arrow is a written or printed sign that consists of a straight line with another line bent at a sharp angle at one end. This is a printed arrow: →. The arrow points in a particular direction to indicate where something is.
- barb — A barb is a sharp curved point near the end of an arrow or fish-hook which makes it difficult to pull out.
- shaft — a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows.
- missile — an object or weapon for throwing, hurling, or shooting, as a stone, bullet, or arrow.
- projectile — an object fired from a gun with an explosive propelling charge, such as a bullet, shell, rocket, or grenade.
Antonyms for dart
verb dart
- slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- walk — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
- dawdle — If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere.
- cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- catch — If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
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