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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Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 11 May 2026
Russ began his Kennywood career as a games employee, working at the Big Apple dart game.
—CBS News, 10 May 2026
Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 11 May 2026
One famous goal came in a memorable 3-1 group-stage win over Germany, when Van Basten darted to the near post to drag two defenders away, but simultaneously pointed over his shoulder to the onrushing Bergkamp.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 May 2026
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Noun
Its portfolio includes Matchroom Boxing, the Professional Darts Corporation and the World Snooker Tour, among other businesses, and the company represents star boxers Anthony Joshua and Katie Taylor, as well as the reigning two-time darts world champion Luke Littler.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 11 May 2026
Russ began his Kennywood career as a games employee, working at the Big Apple dart game.
—CBS News, 10 May 2026
Verb
Like a vibrantly hued snake darting down the narrow branch of a tree, the collective of high-performance automobiles rapidly navigates the narrow, serpentine artery along the Northeastern Italian coast, a quicksilver-like tracing of the border between Il Bel Paese and Slovenia.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 11 May 2026
One famous goal came in a memorable 3-1 group-stage win over Germany, when Van Basten darted to the near post to drag two defenders away, but simultaneously pointed over his shoulder to the onrushing Bergkamp.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 May 2026
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“Dart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dart. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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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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