1
a
archaic
: a light spear
b(1)
: a small missile usually with a pointed shaft at one end and feathers at the other
(2)
2
a
: something projected with sudden speed
especially
: a sharp glance
b
: something causing sudden pain or distress
darts of sarcasm
3
: something with a slender pointed shaft or outline
specifically
: a stitched tapering fold in a garment
4
: a quick movement
made a dart for the door
darted; darting; darts
1
: to throw with a sudden movement
2
: to thrust or move with sudden speed
3
: to shoot with a dart containing a usually tranquilizing drug
: to move suddenly or rapidly
darted across the street
Examples of dart in a Sentence
Noun
He was hit with a poisoned dart.
Her favorite game is darts.
a quick dart to the left
Verb
We saw a deer dart across the road.
The frog darted its tongue at a fly.
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Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
After that incident, the department changed its approach and shot the remaining three adults with tranquilizer darts rather than a firearm, then euthanized them on the ground with injections of the type a sick animal might receive when being put to sleep by a veterinarian.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The pursuit lasted about 13 minutes over 4 miles, with the driver weaving through lanes, darting in and out of oncoming traffic, and reaching nearly 100 mph, according to police.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 24 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Play pool, darts or cornhole, and devour a viral-sensation smash burger from their food truck, Jabs.
—Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
After that incident, the department changed its approach and shot the remaining three adults with tranquilizer darts rather than a firearm, then euthanized them on the ground with injections of the type a sick animal might receive when being put to sleep by a veterinarian.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
But such is the lightning pace of Mbappe that he might be best placed dropping deeper during build-up before darting in-behind.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The pursuit lasted about 13 minutes over 4 miles, with the driver weaving through lanes, darting in and out of oncoming traffic, and reaching nearly 100 mph, according to police.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Dart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dart. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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dart
1 of 2 noun1
a
: a small pointed object that is meant to be thrown
b
plural
: a game in which darts are thrown at a target
2
: something causing a sudden pain
3
: a stitched fold in a garment
4
: a quick movement
made a dart for the door
dart
2 of 2 verb
: to move or shoot out suddenly and quickly
the toad darted its tongue at a fly
darted through the traffic
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