dart
pronunciation
How to pronounce dart in British English:
UK [dɑːt]
How to pronounce dart in American English:
US [dɑːrt]
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- Noun:
- a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot
- a tapered tuck made in dressmaking
- a sudden quick movement
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- Verb:
- move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- move with sudden speed
Word Origin
- dart (n.)
- early 14c., from Old French dart "throwing spear, arrow," from Proto-Germanic *darothuz cognates: Old English daroð, Old High German tart, Old Norse darraþr "dart"). Italian and Spanish dardo are said to be from Germanic by way of Old Provençal.
- dart (v.)
- late 14c., "to pierce with a dart," from dart (n.). Meaning "to move like a dart" is attested from 1610s. Related: Darted; darter; darting.
Example
- 1. Have you ever hunted with the blow dart ?
- 2. Software engineer jesse severe says he can pretty much throw a dart on a map and find a job .
- 3. The skin samples were collected from 2007 to 2009 with a stainless steel dart .
- 4. Either way , it 's best not to sip this beverage : this strawberry poison dart frog from isla bastimentos in panama is quite toxic .
- 5. Motors rotate four tiny fins to change their angles . The bullet is heavy toward the tip , like a dart , so it 's aerodynamically stable and can fly straight .