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dart    (därt) KEY  

NOUN:

1. 1. A slender, pointed missile, often having tail fins, thrown by hand, shot from a blowgun, or expelled by an exploding bomb.
   2. An object likened to a slender, pointed missile either in shape, use, or effect.
2. The stinger of an insect.
3. darts (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Games A game in which small, slender, pointed missiles are thrown at a target.
4. A sudden, rapid movement.
5. A tapered tuck sewn to adjust the fit of a garment.

VERB:
dart·ed , dart·ing , darts
VERB:
intr.

To move suddenly and rapidly: The dog darted across the street.

VERB:
tr.

1. To thrust or throw suddenly and rapidly.
2. To cause to move swiftly and abruptly: The squirrel darted its head from side to side before scampering up the tree.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French, of Germanic origin

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